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#B5A342

#b5a342 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b5a342 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 63.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.94% magenta, 63.54% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 50.61°, with 46.56% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.3641

Complementary

  1. #b5a342
  2. #4254b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a342
  2. #428db5
  3. #6942b5

Analogous

  1. #b56942
  2. #b5a342
  3. #8db542

Triadic

  1. #b5a342
  2. #42b5a3
  3. #a342b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a342
  2. #54b542
  3. #4254b5
  4. #a342b5

Square

  1. #b5a342
  2. #42b569
  3. #4254b5
  4. #b5428d

Monochromatic

  1. #453e19
  2. #7d712e
  3. #b5a342
  4. #cdc076
  5. #e2daae

Shades

#b5a342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a342
  2. #a3933b
  3. #918235
  4. #7f722e
  5. #6d6228
  6. #5b5221
  7. #48411a
  8. #363114
  9. #24210d
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a342
  2. #bcac55
  3. #c4b568
  4. #cbbf7b
  5. #d3c88e
  6. #dad1a1
  7. #e1dab3
  8. #e9e3c6
  9. #f0edd9
  10. #f8f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a342
  2. #b0a048
  3. #aa9c4e
  4. #a59955
  5. #a0955b
  6. #9b9261
  7. #958e67
  8. #908b6d
  9. #8b8774
  10. #85847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a547 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2988e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a13c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd9c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a342 {
  color: #b5a342;
}
Background
.bg-b5a342 {
  background-color: #b5a342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a342 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 163 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 47% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a342, #8db542);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 163 66 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 1.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.26 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.28 #4a5cbd Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b5a342  rgb(181, 163, 66)  hsl(51, 47%, 48%)  Brass
#4254b5  rgb(66, 84, 181)  hsl(231, 47%, 48%)  Sapphire
#42b5a3  rgb(66, 181, 163)  hsl(171, 47%, 48%)  Light Sea Green
#a342b5  rgb(163, 66, 181)  hsl(291, 47%, 48%)  Purpureus