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#B5A702

#b5a702 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b5a702 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 65.49% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 98.9% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 55.31°, with 97.81% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.3747

Complementary

  1. #b5a702
  2. #0210b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a702
  2. #0269b5
  3. #4e02b5

Analogous

  1. #b54e02
  2. #b5a702
  3. #69b502

Triadic

  1. #b5a702
  2. #02b5a7
  3. #a702b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a702
  2. #10b502
  3. #0210b5
  4. #a702b5

Square

  1. #b5a702
  2. #02b54e
  3. #0210b5
  4. #b50269

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1b00
  2. #696101
  3. #b5a702
  4. #fce907
  5. #fdf053

Shades

#b5a702 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a702
  2. #a39602
  3. #918602
  4. #7f7501
  5. #6d6401
  6. #5b5401
  7. #484301
  8. #363201
  9. #242100
  10. #121100
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a702 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a702
  2. #bcb01b
  3. #c4b935
  4. #cbc14e
  5. #d3ca67
  6. #dad381
  7. #e1dc9a
  8. #e9e5b3
  9. #f0edcc
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a702 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a702
  2. #b0a30f
  3. #aa9f1b
  4. #a59b28
  5. #a09734
  6. #9b9441
  7. #95904e
  8. #908c5a
  9. #8b8867
  10. #858473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a702 {
  color: #b5a702;
}
Background
.bg-b5a702 {
  background-color: #b5a702;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a702 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a702;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a702;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 167 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 98% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a702 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a702, #69b502);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a702 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 167 2 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.17 #4a58fd Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b5a702  rgb(181, 167, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 36%)  Brass
#0210b5  rgb(2, 16, 181)  hsl(235, 98%, 36%)  Zaffre
#02b5a7  rgb(2, 181, 167)  hsl(175, 98%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a702b5  rgb(167, 2, 181)  hsl(295, 98%, 36%)  Dark Orchid