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#B6AE00

#b6ae00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6ae00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 68.24% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.4% magenta, 100% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 57.36°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4022

Complementary

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #0008b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #0063b6
  3. #5300b6

Analogous

  1. #b65300
  2. #b6ae00
  3. #63b600

Triadic

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #00b6ae
  3. #ae00b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #08b600
  3. #0008b6
  4. #ae00b6

Square

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #00b653
  3. #0008b6
  4. #b60063

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c00
  2. #6a6500
  3. #b6ae00
  4. #fff404
  5. #fff750

Shades

#b6ae00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #a49d00
  3. #928b00
  4. #7f7a00
  5. #6d6800
  6. #5b5700
  7. #494600
  8. #373400
  9. #242300
  10. #121100
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6ae00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #bdb61a
  3. #c5be33
  4. #ccc64d
  5. #d3ce66
  6. #dbd780
  7. #e2df99
  8. #e9e7b3
  9. #f0efcc
  10. #f8f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6ae00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6ae00
  2. #b1a90d
  3. #aba51a
  4. #a6a026
  5. #a09c33
  6. #9b9740
  7. #96924d
  8. #908e5a
  9. #8b8966
  10. #858573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afac87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdad15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6ae00 {
  color: #b6ae00;
}
Background
.bg-b6ae00 {
  background-color: #b6ae00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6ae00 {
  border: 2px solid #b6ae00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6ae00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 174 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6ae00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6ae00, #63b600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6ae00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 174 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.79 #4951ff Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#b6ae00  rgb(182, 174, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 36%)  Brass
#0008b6  rgb(0, 8, 182)  hsl(237, 100%, 36%)  Zaffre
#00b6ae  rgb(0, 182, 174)  hsl(177, 100%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#ae00b6  rgb(174, 0, 182)  hsl(297, 100%, 36%)  Dark Orchid