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#B5A809

#b5a809 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b5a809 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.18% magenta, 95.03% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, with 90.53% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.3785

Complementary

  1. #b5a809
  2. #0916b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a809
  2. #096cb5
  3. #5209b5

Analogous

  1. #b55209
  2. #b5a809
  3. #6cb509

Triadic

  1. #b5a809
  2. #09b5a8
  3. #a809b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a809
  2. #16b509
  3. #0916b5
  4. #a809b5

Square

  1. #b5a809
  2. #09b552
  3. #0916b5
  4. #b5096c

Monochromatic

  1. #232102
  2. #6c6405
  3. #b5a809
  4. #f3e317
  5. #f7ec60

Shades

#b5a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a809
  2. #a39708
  3. #918607
  4. #7f7606
  5. #6d6505
  6. #5b5405
  7. #484304
  8. #363203
  9. #242202
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a809
  2. #bcb122
  3. #c4b93a
  4. #cbc253
  5. #d3cb6b
  6. #dad484
  7. #e1dc9d
  8. #e9e5b5
  9. #f0eece
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a809
  2. #b0a415
  3. #aaa021
  4. #a59c2d
  5. #a09839
  6. #9b9445
  7. #959050
  8. #908c5c
  9. #8b8868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda81f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a809 {
  color: #b5a809;
}
Background
.bg-b5a809 {
  background-color: #b5a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a809 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a809, #6cb509);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.97 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.19 #4a57f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b5a809  rgb(181, 168, 9)  hsl(55, 91%, 37%)  Brass
#0916b5  rgb(9, 22, 181)  hsl(235, 91%, 37%)  Zaffre
#09b5a8  rgb(9, 181, 168)  hsl(175, 91%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a809b5  rgb(168, 9, 181)  hsl(295, 91%, 37%)  Dark Orchid