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#B7A044

#b7a044 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b7a044 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 62.75% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.57% magenta, 62.84% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 45.82% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3563

Complementary

  1. #b7a044
  2. #445bb7

Split complementary

  1. #b7a044
  2. #4495b7
  3. #6744b7

Analogous

  1. #b76744
  2. #b7a044
  3. #95b744

Triadic

  1. #b7a044
  2. #44b7a0
  3. #a044b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7a044
  2. #5bb744
  3. #445bb7
  4. #a044b7

Square

  1. #b7a044
  2. #44b767
  3. #445bb7
  4. #b74495

Monochromatic

  1. #473e1b
  2. #7f6f2f
  3. #b7a044
  4. #cebd7a
  5. #e2d9b2

Shades

#b7a044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7a044
  2. #a5903d
  3. #928036
  4. #807030
  5. #6e6029
  6. #5c5022
  7. #49401b
  8. #373014
  9. #25200e
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7a044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7a044
  2. #beaa57
  3. #c5b369
  4. #cdbd7c
  5. #d4c68f
  6. #dbd0a2
  7. #e2d9b4
  8. #e9e3c7
  9. #f1ecda
  10. #f8f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7a044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7a044
  2. #b29d4a
  3. #ac9a50
  4. #a79656
  5. #a1935c
  6. #9c9062
  7. #968d68
  8. #918a6e
  9. #8b8674
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9d3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5958c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a247 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7a044 {
  color: #b7a044;
}
Background
.bg-b7a044 {
  background-color: #b7a044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7a044 {
  border: 2px solid #b7a044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7a044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 160 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 46% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7a044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7a044, #95b744);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7a044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 160 68 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.55 #485fbb Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#b7a044  rgb(183, 160, 68)  hsl(48, 46%, 49%)  Brass
#445bb7  rgb(68, 91, 183)  hsl(228, 46%, 49%)  Sapphire
#44b7a0  rgb(68, 183, 160)  hsl(168, 46%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#a044b7  rgb(160, 68, 183)  hsl(288, 46%, 49%)  Purpureus