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#B8A754

#b8a754 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a754 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.49% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.24% magenta, 54.35% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.8°, with 41.32% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #b8a754
  2. #5465b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a754
  2. #5497b8
  3. #7554b8

Analogous

  1. #b87554
  2. #b8a754
  3. #97b854

Triadic

  1. #b8a754
  2. #54b8a7
  3. #a754b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a754
  2. #65b854
  3. #5465b8
  4. #a754b8

Square

  1. #b8a754
  2. #54b875
  3. #5465b8
  4. #b85497

Monochromatic

  1. #514922
  2. #877a38
  3. #b8a754
  4. #cec38a
  5. #e5dfc0

Shades

#b8a754 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a754
  2. #a6964c
  3. #938643
  4. #81753b
  5. #6e6432
  6. #5c542a
  7. #4a4322
  8. #373219
  9. #252111
  10. #121108
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a754 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a754
  2. #bfb065
  3. #c6b976
  4. #cdc187
  5. #d4ca98
  6. #dcd3aa
  7. #e3dcbb
  8. #eae5cc
  9. #f1eddd
  10. #f8f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a754 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a754
  2. #b2a358
  3. #ad9f5d
  4. #a79b61
  5. #a29766
  6. #9c946a
  7. #96906e
  8. #918c73
  9. #8b8877
  10. #86847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea78d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a34c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa958 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a754 {
  color: #b8a754;
}
Background
.bg-b8a754 {
  background-color: #b8a754;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a754 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a754;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a754;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 167 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 41% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a754 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a754, #97b854);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a754 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 167 84 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.85 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.68 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.63 #4758ab Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a754  rgb(184, 167, 84)  hsl(50, 41%, 53%)  Brass
#5465b8  rgb(84, 101, 184)  hsl(230, 41%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#54b8a7  rgb(84, 184, 167)  hsl(170, 41%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a754b8  rgb(167, 84, 184)  hsl(290, 41%, 53%)  Purpureus