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#B8A008

#b8a008 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a008 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 62.75% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.82°, with 91.67% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3535

Complementary

  1. #b8a008
  2. #0820b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a008
  2. #0878b8
  3. #4808b8

Analogous

  1. #b84808
  2. #b8a008
  3. #78b808

Triadic

  1. #b8a008
  2. #08b8a0
  3. #a008b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a008
  2. #20b808
  3. #0820b8
  4. #a008b8

Square

  1. #b8a008
  2. #08b848
  3. #0820b8
  4. #b80878

Monochromatic

  1. #252102
  2. #6f6005
  3. #b8a008
  4. #f5d718
  5. #f8e461

Shades

#b8a008 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a008
  2. #a69007
  3. #938006
  4. #817006
  5. #6e6005
  6. #5c5004
  7. #4a4003
  8. #373002
  9. #252002
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a008 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a008
  2. #bfaa21
  3. #c6b339
  4. #cdbd52
  5. #d4c66b
  6. #dcd084
  7. #e3d99c
  8. #eae3b5
  9. #f1ecce
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a008 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a008
  2. #b29d14
  3. #ad9a20
  4. #a7962c
  5. #a29338
  6. #9c9044
  7. #968d50
  8. #918a5c
  9. #8b8668
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa07f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a41c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a216 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a008 {
  color: #b8a008;
}
Background
.bg-b8a008 {
  background-color: #b8a008;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a008 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a008;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a008;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 160 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a008 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a008, #78b808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a008 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 160 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.79 #475ff7 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a008  rgb(184, 160, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 38%)  Brass
#0820b8  rgb(8, 32, 184)  hsl(232, 92%, 38%)  Zaffre
#08b8a0  rgb(8, 184, 160)  hsl(172, 92%, 38%)  Persian Green
#a008b8  rgb(160, 8, 184)  hsl(292, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet