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#B8A249

#b8a249 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a249 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.53% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.96% magenta, 60.33% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.11°, with 43.87% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.3651

Complementary

  1. #b8a249
  2. #495fb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a249
  2. #4996b8
  3. #6a49b8

Analogous

  1. #b86a49
  2. #b8a249
  3. #96b849

Triadic

  1. #b8a249
  2. #49b8a2
  3. #a249b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a249
  2. #5fb849
  3. #495fb8
  4. #a249b8

Square

  1. #b8a249
  2. #49b86a
  3. #495fb8
  4. #b84996

Monochromatic

  1. #4b421d
  2. #827233
  3. #b8a249
  4. #cdbe80
  5. #e3dab7

Shades

#b8a249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a249
  2. #a69242
  3. #93823a
  4. #817133
  5. #6e612c
  6. #5c5125
  7. #4a411d
  8. #373116
  9. #25200f
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a249
  2. #bfab5b
  3. #c6b56d
  4. #cdbe80
  5. #d4c792
  6. #dcd1a4
  7. #e3dab6
  8. #eae3c8
  9. #f1ecdb
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a249
  2. #b29f4f
  3. #ad9b54
  4. #a7985a
  5. #a2945f
  6. #9c9165
  7. #968e6a
  8. #918a70
  9. #8b8775
  10. #86837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19f40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a64d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6978e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a044 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a44b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a249 {
  color: #b8a249;
}
Background
.bg-b8a249 {
  background-color: #b8a249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a249 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 162 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a249, #96b849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 162 73 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.50 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.45 #475db6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a249  rgb(184, 162, 73)  hsl(48, 44%, 50%)  Brass
#495fb8  rgb(73, 95, 184)  hsl(228, 44%, 50%)  Denim
#49b8a2  rgb(73, 184, 162)  hsl(168, 44%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#a249b8  rgb(162, 73, 184)  hsl(288, 44%, 50%)  Purpureus