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#B8A705

#b8a705 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a705 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.49% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.24% magenta, 97.28% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 54.3°, with 94.71% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3784

Complementary

  1. #b8a705
  2. #0516b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a705
  2. #0570b8
  3. #4d05b8

Analogous

  1. #b84d05
  2. #b8a705
  3. #70b805

Triadic

  1. #b8a705
  2. #05b8a7
  3. #a705b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a705
  2. #16b805
  3. #0516b8
  4. #a705b8

Square

  1. #b8a705
  2. #05b84d
  3. #0516b8
  4. #b80570

Monochromatic

  1. #232001
  2. #6e6303
  3. #b8a705
  4. #f9e311
  5. #fbeb5b

Shades

#b8a705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a705
  2. #a69605
  3. #938604
  4. #817504
  5. #6e6403
  6. #5c5403
  7. #4a4302
  8. #373202
  9. #252101
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a705
  2. #bfb01e
  3. #c6b937
  4. #cdc150
  5. #d4ca69
  6. #dcd382
  7. #e3dc9b
  8. #eae5b4
  9. #f1edcd
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a705
  2. #b2a311
  3. #ad9f1e
  4. #a79b2a
  5. #a29736
  6. #9c9443
  7. #96904f
  8. #918c5b
  9. #8b8867
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda91d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba816 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a705 {
  color: #b8a705;
}
Background
.bg-b8a705 {
  background-color: #b8a705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a705 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 167 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a705, #70b805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 167 5 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.34 #4758fa Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a705  rgb(184, 167, 5)  hsl(54, 95%, 37%)  Brass
#0516b8  rgb(5, 22, 184)  hsl(234, 95%, 37%)  Zaffre
#05b8a7  rgb(5, 184, 167)  hsl(174, 95%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a705b8  rgb(167, 5, 184)  hsl(294, 95%, 37%)  Dark Orchid