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#B8A657

#b8a657 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a657 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.1% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 52.72% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.87°, with 40.59% saturation and 53.14% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #b8a657
  2. #5769b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a657
  2. #579ab8
  3. #7657b8

Analogous

  1. #b87657
  2. #b8a657
  3. #9ab857

Triadic

  1. #b8a657
  2. #57b8a6
  3. #a657b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a657
  2. #69b857
  3. #5769b8
  4. #a657b8

Square

  1. #b8a657
  2. #57b876
  3. #5769b8
  4. #b8579a

Monochromatic

  1. #534a23
  2. #897a3a
  3. #b8a657
  4. #cfc28d
  5. #e5dfc3

Shades

#b8a657 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a657
  2. #a6954e
  3. #938546
  4. #81743d
  5. #6e6434
  6. #5c532c
  7. #4a4223
  8. #37321a
  9. #252111
  10. #121109
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a657 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a657
  2. #bfaf68
  3. #c6b879
  4. #cdc189
  5. #d4ca9a
  6. #dcd3ab
  7. #e3dbbc
  8. #eae4cd
  9. #f1eddd
  10. #f8f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a657 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a657
  2. #b2a25b
  3. #ad9e5f
  4. #a79b63
  5. #a29767
  6. #9c936c
  7. #968f70
  8. #918b74
  9. #8b8878
  10. #86847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea68d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a350 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a95a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a657 {
  color: #b8a657;
}
Background
.bg-b8a657 {
  background-color: #b8a657;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a657 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a657;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a657;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 41% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a657 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a657, #9ab857);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a657 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 87 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.91 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.36 #4759a8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a657  rgb(184, 166, 87)  hsl(49, 41%, 53%)  Brass
#5769b8  rgb(87, 105, 184)  hsl(229, 41%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#57b8a6  rgb(87, 184, 166)  hsl(169, 41%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a657b8  rgb(166, 87, 184)  hsl(289, 41%, 53%)  Purpureus