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#B0B00A

#b0b00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b0b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.403

Complementary

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #0a0ab0

Split complementary

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #0a5db0
  3. #5d0ab0

Analogous

  1. #b05d0a
  2. #b0b00a
  3. #5db00a

Triadic

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #0ab0b0
  3. #b00ab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #0ab00a
  3. #0a0ab0
  4. #b00ab0

Square

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #0ab05d
  3. #0a0ab0
  4. #b00a5d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1f02
  2. #686806
  3. #b0b00a
  4. #f2f215
  5. #f6f65d

Shades

#b0b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #9e9e09
  3. #8d8d08
  4. #7b7b07
  5. #6a6a06
  6. #585805
  7. #464604
  8. #353503
  9. #232302
  10. #121201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #b8b823
  3. #c0c03b
  4. #c8c854
  5. #d0d06c
  6. #d8d885
  7. #dfdf9d
  8. #e7e7b6
  9. #efefce
  10. #f7f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0b00a
  2. #abab16
  3. #a6a622
  4. #a2a22d
  5. #9d9d39
  6. #989845
  7. #939351
  8. #8e8e5d
  9. #8a8a68
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adad87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baae1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0b00a {
  color: #b0b00a;
}
Background
.bg-b0b00a {
  background-color: #b0b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0b00a {
  border: 2px solid #b0b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0b00a, #5db00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.67 #4f4ff5 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#b0b00a  rgb(176, 176, 10)  hsl(60, 89%, 36%)  Brass
#0a0ab0  rgb(10, 10, 176)  hsl(240, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0ab0b0  rgb(10, 176, 176)  hsl(180, 89%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b00ab0  rgb(176, 10, 176)  hsl(300, 89%, 36%)  Dark Orchid