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#B8A65E

#b8a65e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a65e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 48.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 38.79% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.3827

Complementary

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #5e70b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #5e9db8
  3. #795eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8795e
  2. #b8a65e
  3. #9db85e

Triadic

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #5eb8a6
  3. #a65eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #70b85e
  3. #5e70b8
  4. #a65eb8

Square

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #5eb879
  3. #5e70b8
  4. #b85e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #574d26
  2. #8c7c3e
  3. #b8a65e
  4. #cfc393
  5. #e7e1c8

Shades

#b8a65e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #a69555
  3. #93854b
  4. #817442
  5. #6e6438
  6. #5c532f
  7. #4a4226
  8. #37321c
  9. #252113
  10. #121109
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a65e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #bfaf6e
  3. #c6b87e
  4. #cdc18e
  5. #d4ca9e
  6. #dcd3af
  7. #e3dbbf
  8. #eae4cf
  9. #f1eddf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a65e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a65e
  2. #b2a261
  3. #ad9e65
  4. #a79b68
  5. #a2976c
  6. #9c936f
  7. #968f72
  8. #918b76
  9. #8b8879
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea68f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a358 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a961 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a45a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a860 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a65e {
  color: #b8a65e;
}
Background
.bg-b8a65e {
  background-color: #b8a65e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a65e {
  border: 2px solid #b8a65e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a65e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a65e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a65e, #9db85e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a65e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 94 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.64 #4759a1 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a65e  rgb(184, 166, 94)  hsl(48, 39%, 55%)  Brass
#5e70b8  rgb(94, 112, 184)  hsl(228, 39%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#5eb8a6  rgb(94, 184, 166)  hsl(168, 39%, 55%)  Verdigris
#a65eb8  rgb(166, 94, 184)  hsl(288, 39%, 55%)  Purpureus