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#B8A447

#b8a447 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a447 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 64.31% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.87% magenta, 61.41% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.38°, with 44.31% saturation and 50% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.372

Complementary

  1. #b8a447
  2. #475bb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a447
  2. #4793b8
  3. #6c47b8

Analogous

  1. #b86c47
  2. #b8a447
  3. #93b847

Triadic

  1. #b8a447
  2. #47b8a4
  3. #a447b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a447
  2. #5bb847
  3. #475bb8
  4. #a447b8

Square

  1. #b8a447
  2. #47b86c
  3. #475bb8
  4. #b84793

Monochromatic

  1. #4a421c
  2. #817332
  3. #b8a447
  4. #cdbf7e
  5. #e3dbb5

Shades

#b8a447 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a447
  2. #a69440
  3. #938339
  4. #817332
  5. #6e622b
  6. #5c5224
  7. #4a421c
  8. #373115
  9. #25210e
  10. #121007
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a447 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a447
  2. #bfad59
  3. #c6b66c
  4. #cdbf7e
  5. #d4c891
  6. #dcd2a3
  7. #e3dbb5
  8. #eae4c8
  9. #f1edda
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a447 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a447
  2. #b2a04d
  3. #ad9d52
  4. #a79958
  5. #a2965e
  6. #9c9264
  7. #968e69
  8. #918b6f
  9. #8b8775
  10. #86847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a03d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a74c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a241 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a447 {
  color: #b8a447;
}
Background
.bg-b8a447 {
  background-color: #b8a447;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a447 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a447;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a447;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 164 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 44% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a447 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a447, #93b847);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a447 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 164 71 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 1.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.74 #475bb8 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a447  rgb(184, 164, 71)  hsl(49, 44%, 50%)  Brass
#475bb8  rgb(71, 91, 184)  hsl(229, 44%, 50%)  Sapphire
#47b8a4  rgb(71, 184, 164)  hsl(169, 44%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#a447b8  rgb(164, 71, 184)  hsl(289, 44%, 50%)  Purpureus