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#B8A346

#b8a346 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a346 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.92% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.95°, with 44.88% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3683

Complementary

  1. #b8a346
  2. #465bb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a346
  2. #4694b8
  3. #6a46b8

Analogous

  1. #b86a46
  2. #b8a346
  3. #94b846

Triadic

  1. #b8a346
  2. #46b8a3
  3. #a346b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a346
  2. #5bb846
  3. #465bb8
  4. #a346b8

Square

  1. #b8a346
  2. #46b86a
  3. #465bb8
  4. #b84694

Monochromatic

  1. #49411c
  2. #817231
  3. #b8a346
  4. #cebf7d
  5. #e3dab4

Shades

#b8a346 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a346
  2. #a6933f
  3. #938238
  4. #817231
  5. #6e622a
  6. #5c5223
  7. #4a411c
  8. #373115
  9. #25210e
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a346 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a346
  2. #bfac59
  3. #c6b56b
  4. #cdbf7e
  5. #d4c890
  6. #dcd1a3
  7. #e3dab5
  8. #eae3c8
  9. #f1edda
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a346 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a346
  2. #b2a04c
  3. #ad9c52
  4. #a79957
  5. #a2955d
  6. #9c9263
  7. #968e69
  8. #918b6f
  9. #8b8774
  10. #86847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a64a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a140 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a549 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a346 {
  color: #b8a346;
}
Background
.bg-b8a346 {
  background-color: #b8a346;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a346 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a346;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a346;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 45% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a346 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a346, #94b846);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a346 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 70 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.51 #475cb9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a346  rgb(184, 163, 70)  hsl(49, 45%, 50%)  Brass
#465bb8  rgb(70, 91, 184)  hsl(229, 45%, 50%)  Sapphire
#46b8a3  rgb(70, 184, 163)  hsl(169, 45%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#a346b8  rgb(163, 70, 184)  hsl(289, 45%, 50%)  Purpureus