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#B8A00A

#b8a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 94.57% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 51.72°, with 89.69% saturation and 38.04% 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 4.99.

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. #b8a00a
  2. #0a22b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #0a79b8
  3. #490ab8

Analogous

  1. #b8490a
  2. #b8a00a
  3. #79b80a

Triadic

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #0ab8a0
  3. #a00ab8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #22b80a
  3. #0a22b8
  4. #a00ab8

Square

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #0ab849
  3. #0a22b8
  4. #b80a79

Monochromatic

  1. #272202
  2. #6f6106
  3. #b8a00a
  4. #f3d51c
  5. #f7e264

Shades

#b8a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #a69009
  3. #938008
  4. #817007
  5. #6e6006
  6. #5c5005
  7. #4a4004
  8. #373003
  9. #252002
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #bfaa23
  3. #c6b33b
  4. #cdbd54
  5. #d4c66c
  6. #dcd085
  7. #e3d99d
  8. #eae3b6
  9. #f1ecce
  10. #f8f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a00a
  2. #b29d16
  3. #ad9a22
  4. #a7962d
  5. #a29339
  6. #9c9045
  7. #968d51
  8. #918a5d
  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 #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a41d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a217 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a00a {
  color: #b8a00a;
}
Background
.bg-b8a00a {
  background-color: #b8a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a00a {
  border: 2px solid #b8a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a00a, #79b80a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.99 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.72 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.77 #475ff5 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a00a  rgb(184, 160, 10)  hsl(52, 90%, 38%)  Brass
#0a22b8  rgb(10, 34, 184)  hsl(232, 90%, 38%)  Zaffre
#0ab8a0  rgb(10, 184, 160)  hsl(172, 90%, 38%)  Persian Green
#a00ab8  rgb(160, 10, 184)  hsl(292, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet