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#B7A45E

#b7a45e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b7a45e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 64.31% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.38% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 47.19°, with 38.2% saturation and 54.31% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.3743

Complementary

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #5e71b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #5e9db7
  3. #775eb7

Analogous

  1. #b7775e
  2. #b7a45e
  3. #9db75e

Triadic

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #5eb7a4
  3. #a45eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #71b75e
  3. #5e71b7
  4. #a45eb7

Square

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #5eb777
  3. #5e71b7
  4. #b75e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #564c26
  2. #8b7a3e
  3. #b7a45e
  4. #cfc293
  5. #e6e0c8

Shades

#b7a45e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #a59455
  3. #92834b
  4. #807342
  5. #6e6238
  6. #5c522f
  7. #494226
  8. #37311c
  9. #252113
  10. #121009
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7a45e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #bead6e
  3. #c5b67e
  4. #cdbf8e
  5. #d4c89e
  6. #dbd2af
  7. #e2dbbf
  8. #e9e4cf
  9. #f1eddf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7a45e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7a45e
  2. #b2a061
  3. #ac9d65
  4. #a79968
  5. #a1966c
  6. #9c926f
  7. #968e72
  8. #918b76
  9. #8b8779
  10. #86847d
  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 #aca48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a158 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a761 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c39a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a25b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a660 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7a45e {
  color: #b7a45e;
}
Background
.bg-b7a45e {
  background-color: #b7a45e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7a45e {
  border: 2px solid #b7a45e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7a45e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 164 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 38% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7a45e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7a45e, #9db75e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7a45e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 164 94 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.30 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.72 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.90 #485ba1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b7a45e  rgb(183, 164, 94)  hsl(47, 38%, 54%)  Brass
#5e71b7  rgb(94, 113, 183)  hsl(227, 38%, 54%)  Glaucous
#5eb7a4  rgb(94, 183, 164)  hsl(167, 38%, 54%)  Verdigris
#a45eb7  rgb(164, 94, 183)  hsl(287, 38%, 54%)  Purpureus