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#B8A030

#b8a030 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a030 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 62.75% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 58.62% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3555

Complementary

  1. #b8a030
  2. #3048b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a030
  2. #308cb8
  3. #5c30b8

Analogous

  1. #b85c30
  2. #b8a030
  3. #8cb830

Triadic

  1. #b8a030
  2. #30b8a0
  3. #a030b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a030
  2. #48b830
  3. #3048b8
  4. #a030b8

Square

  1. #b8a030
  2. #30b85c
  3. #3048b8
  4. #b8308c

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3610
  2. #7b6b20
  3. #b8a030
  4. #d5c05f
  5. #e5d89c

Shades

#b8a030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a030
  2. #a6902b
  3. #938026
  4. #817022
  5. #6e601d
  6. #5c5018
  7. #4a4013
  8. #37300e
  9. #25200a
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a030
  2. #bfaa45
  3. #c6b359
  4. #cdbd6e
  5. #d4c683
  6. #dcd098
  7. #e3d9ac
  8. #eae3c1
  9. #f1ecd6
  10. #f8f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a030
  2. #b29d38
  3. #ad9a40
  4. #a79648
  5. #a29350
  6. #9c9058
  7. #968d60
  8. #918a68
  9. #8b8670
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7948a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49e26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a030 {
  color: #b8a030;
}
Background
.bg-b8a030 {
  background-color: #b8a030;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a030 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 160 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a030, #8cb830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 160 48 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.56 #475fcf Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a030  rgb(184, 160, 48)  hsl(49, 59%, 45%)  Brass
#3048b8  rgb(48, 72, 184)  hsl(229, 59%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue
#30b8a0  rgb(48, 184, 160)  hsl(169, 59%, 45%)  Persian Green
#a030b8  rgb(160, 48, 184)  hsl(289, 59%, 45%)  Dark Orchid