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#B8A407

#b8a407 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a407 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 64.31% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.87% magenta, 96.2% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 53.22°, with 92.67% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #b8a407
  2. #071bb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a407
  2. #0773b8
  3. #4b07b8

Analogous

  1. #b84b07
  2. #b8a407
  3. #73b807

Triadic

  1. #b8a407
  2. #07b8a4
  3. #a407b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a407
  2. #1bb807
  3. #071bb8
  4. #a407b8

Square

  1. #b8a407
  2. #07b84b
  3. #071bb8
  4. #b80773

Monochromatic

  1. #252101
  2. #6e6204
  3. #b8a407
  4. #f6dd15
  5. #f9e85f

Shades

#b8a407 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a407
  2. #a69406
  3. #938306
  4. #817305
  5. #6e6204
  6. #5c5204
  7. #4a4203
  8. #373102
  9. #252101
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a407 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a407
  2. #bfad20
  3. #c6b639
  4. #cdbf51
  5. #d4c86a
  6. #dcd283
  7. #e3db9c
  8. #eae4b5
  9. #f1edcd
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a407 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a407
  2. #b2a013
  3. #ad9d1f
  4. #a7992b
  5. #a29637
  6. #9c9244
  7. #968e50
  8. #918b5c
  9. #8b8768
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba71d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7978b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a407 {
  color: #b8a407;
}
Background
.bg-b8a407 {
  background-color: #b8a407;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a407 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a407;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a407;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 164 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 93% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a407 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a407, #73b807);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a407 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 164 7 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.71 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.59 #475bf8 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a407  rgb(184, 164, 7)  hsl(53, 93%, 37%)  Brass
#071bb8  rgb(7, 27, 184)  hsl(233, 93%, 37%)  Zaffre
#07b8a4  rgb(7, 184, 164)  hsl(173, 93%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a407b8  rgb(164, 7, 184)  hsl(293, 93%, 37%)  Dark Orchid