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#B7AD4E

#b7ad4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b7ad4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 67.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.46% magenta, 57.38% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 54.29°, with 42.17% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #4e58b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #4e8db7
  3. #794eb7

Analogous

  1. #b7794e
  2. #b7ad4e
  3. #8db74e

Triadic

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #4eb7ad
  3. #ad4eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #58b74e
  3. #4e58b7
  4. #ad4eb7

Square

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #4eb779
  3. #4e58b7
  4. #b74e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #4d481f
  2. #837c35
  3. #b7ad4e
  4. #cdc684
  5. #e3dfbb

Shades

#b7ad4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #a59c46
  3. #928a3e
  4. #807937
  5. #6e682f
  6. #5c5727
  7. #49451f
  8. #373417
  9. #252310
  10. #121108
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7ad4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #beb560
  3. #c5bd71
  4. #cdc683
  5. #d4ce95
  6. #dbd6a7
  7. #e2deb8
  8. #e9e6ca
  9. #f1efdc
  10. #f8f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7ad4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7ad4e
  2. #b2a953
  3. #aca458
  4. #a7a05d
  5. #a19b62
  6. #9c9767
  7. #96926c
  8. #918e71
  9. #8b8976
  10. #86857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0ac8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba844 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bead53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9aa48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbad51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7ad4e {
  color: #b7ad4e;
}
Background
.bg-b7ad4e {
  background-color: #b7ad4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7ad4e {
  border: 2px solid #b7ad4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7ad4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 173 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 42% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7ad4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7ad4e, #8db74e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7ad4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 173 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.32 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.10 #4852b1 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Brass
#b7ad4e  rgb(183, 173, 78)  hsl(54, 42%, 51%)  Brass
#4e58b7  rgb(78, 88, 183)  hsl(234, 42%, 51%)  Iris
#4eb7ad  rgb(78, 183, 173)  hsl(174, 42%, 51%)  Verdigris
#ad4eb7  rgb(173, 78, 183)  hsl(294, 42%, 51%)  Purpureus