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#B8A129

#b8a129 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a129 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.14% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.35°, with 63.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3584

Complementary

  1. #b8a129
  2. #2940b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a129
  2. #2988b8
  3. #5a29b8

Analogous

  1. #b85a29
  2. #b8a129
  3. #88b829

Triadic

  1. #b8a129
  2. #29b8a1
  3. #a129b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a129
  2. #40b829
  3. #2940b8
  4. #a129b8

Square

  1. #b8a129
  2. #29b85a
  3. #2940b8
  4. #b82988

Monochromatic

  1. #3b340d
  2. #796a1b
  3. #b8a129
  4. #d9c454
  5. #e7d993

Shades

#b8a129 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a129
  2. #a69125
  3. #938121
  4. #81711d
  5. #6e6119
  6. #5c5115
  7. #4a4010
  8. #37300c
  9. #252008
  10. #121004
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a129 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a129
  2. #bfaa3e
  3. #c6b454
  4. #cdbd69
  5. #d4c77f
  6. #dcd094
  7. #e3d9a9
  8. #eae3bf
  9. #f1ecd4
  10. #f8f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a129 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a129
  2. #b29e32
  3. #ad9a3a
  4. #a79743
  5. #a2944c
  6. #9c9155
  7. #968d5d
  8. #918a66
  9. #8b876f
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7948a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49f1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a129 {
  color: #b8a129;
}
Background
.bg-b8a129 {
  background-color: #b8a129;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a129 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a129;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a129;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 161 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 64% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a129 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a129, #88b829);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a129 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 161 41 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.70 #475ed6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a129  rgb(184, 161, 41)  hsl(50, 64%, 44%)  Brass
#2940b8  rgb(41, 64, 184)  hsl(230, 64%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#29b8a1  rgb(41, 184, 161)  hsl(170, 64%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#a129b8  rgb(161, 41, 184)  hsl(290, 64%, 44%)  Dark Orchid