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#B89802

#b89802 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b89802 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 59.61% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.39% magenta, 98.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.45°, with 97.85% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.94.

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Relative luminance0.3265

Complementary

  1. #b89802
  2. #0222b8

Split complementary

  1. #b89802
  2. #027db8
  3. #3d02b8

Analogous

  1. #b83d02
  2. #b89802
  3. #7db802

Triadic

  1. #b89802
  2. #02b898
  3. #9802b8

Tetradic

  1. #b89802
  2. #22b802
  3. #0222b8
  4. #9802b8

Square

  1. #b89802
  2. #02b83d
  3. #0222b8
  4. #b8027d

Monochromatic

  1. #211b00
  2. #6c5901
  3. #b89802
  4. #fcd20a
  5. #fde056

Shades

#b89802 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b89802
  2. #a68902
  3. #937a02
  4. #816a01
  5. #6e5b01
  6. #5c4c01
  7. #4a3d01
  8. #372e01
  9. #251e00
  10. #120f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b89802 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b89802
  2. #bfa21b
  3. #c6ad35
  4. #cdb74e
  5. #d4c167
  6. #dccc81
  7. #e3d69a
  8. #eae0b3
  9. #f1eacc
  10. #f8f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b89802 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b89802
  2. #b2960f
  3. #ad931b
  4. #a79128
  5. #a28e34
  6. #9c8c41
  7. #968a4e
  8. #91875a
  9. #8b8567
  10. #868273
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c88a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59c10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b89802 {
  color: #b89802;
}
Background
.bg-b89802 {
  background-color: #b89802;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b89802 {
  border: 2px solid #b89802;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b89802;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 152 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 98% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b89802 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b89802, #7db802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b89802 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 152 2 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.67 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.26 #4767fd Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Brass
#b89802  rgb(184, 152, 2)  hsl(49, 98%, 36%)  Brass
#0222b8  rgb(2, 34, 184)  hsl(229, 98%, 36%)  Zaffre
#02b898  rgb(2, 184, 152)  hsl(169, 98%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#9802b8  rgb(152, 2, 184)  hsl(289, 98%, 36%)  Dark Violet