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#B8A34D

#b8a34d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a34d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 58.15% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.22°, with 42.97% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.3692

Complementary

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #4d62b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #4d98b8
  3. #6e4db8

Analogous

  1. #b86e4d
  2. #b8a34d
  3. #98b84d

Triadic

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #4db8a3
  3. #a34db8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #62b84d
  3. #4d62b8
  4. #a34db8

Square

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #4db86e
  3. #4d62b8
  4. #b84d98

Monochromatic

  1. #4d441f
  2. #847435
  3. #b8a34d
  4. #cebf84
  5. #e4dcba

Shades

#b8a34d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #a69345
  3. #93823e
  4. #817236
  5. #6e622e
  6. #5c5227
  7. #4a411f
  8. #373117
  9. #25210f
  10. #121008
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a34d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #bfac5f
  3. #c6b571
  4. #cdbf82
  5. #d4c894
  6. #dcd1a6
  7. #e3dab8
  8. #eae3ca
  9. #f1eddb
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a34d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a34d
  2. #b2a052
  3. #ad9c57
  4. #a7995c
  5. #a29561
  6. #9c9267
  7. #968e6c
  8. #918b71
  9. #8b8776
  10. #86847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a044 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a751 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a54f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a34d {
  color: #b8a34d;
}
Background
.bg-b8a34d {
  background-color: #b8a34d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a34d {
  border: 2px solid #b8a34d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a34d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a34d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a34d, #98b84d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a34d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.10 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.33 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.80 #475cb2 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a34d  rgb(184, 163, 77)  hsl(48, 43%, 51%)  Brass
#4d62b8  rgb(77, 98, 184)  hsl(228, 43%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#4db8a3  rgb(77, 184, 163)  hsl(168, 43%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#a34db8  rgb(163, 77, 184)  hsl(288, 43%, 51%)  Purpureus