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#B8A348

#b8a348 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a348 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 60.87% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 44.09% saturation and 50.2% 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 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.3685

Complementary

  1. #b8a348
  2. #485db8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a348
  2. #4895b8
  3. #6b48b8

Analogous

  1. #b86b48
  2. #b8a348
  3. #95b848

Triadic

  1. #b8a348
  2. #48b8a3
  3. #a348b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a348
  2. #5db848
  3. #485db8
  4. #a348b8

Square

  1. #b8a348
  2. #48b86b
  3. #485db8
  4. #b84895

Monochromatic

  1. #4a421d
  2. #817232
  3. #b8a348
  4. #cdbf7f
  5. #e3dab6

Shades

#b8a348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a348
  2. #a69341
  3. #93823a
  4. #817232
  5. #6e622b
  6. #5c5224
  7. #4a411d
  8. #373116
  9. #25210e
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a348
  2. #bfac5a
  3. #c6b56d
  4. #cdbf7f
  5. #d4c891
  6. #dcd1a4
  7. #e3dab6
  8. #eae3c8
  9. #f1edda
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a348
  2. #b2a04e
  3. #ad9c53
  4. #a79959
  5. #a2955e
  6. #9c9264
  7. #968e6a
  8. #918b6f
  9. #8b8775
  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 #b2a03e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a64c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a142 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a54b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a348 {
  color: #b8a348;
}
Background
.bg-b8a348 {
  background-color: #b8a348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a348 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a348, #95b848);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 72 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.59 #475cb7 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a348  rgb(184, 163, 72)  hsl(49, 44%, 50%)  Brass
#485db8  rgb(72, 93, 184)  hsl(229, 44%, 50%)  Sapphire
#48b8a3  rgb(72, 184, 163)  hsl(169, 44%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#a348b8  rgb(163, 72, 184)  hsl(289, 44%, 50%)  Purpureus