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#B2A00A

#b2a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b2a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 94.38% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 53.57°, with 89.36% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3463

Complementary

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #0a1cb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #0a70b2
  3. #4c0ab2

Analogous

  1. #b24c0a
  2. #b2a00a
  3. #70b20a

Triadic

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #0ab2a0
  3. #a00ab2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #1cb20a
  3. #0a1cb2
  4. #a00ab2

Square

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #0ab24c
  3. #0a1cb2
  4. #b20a70

Monochromatic

  1. #211e02
  2. #6a5f06
  3. #b2a00a
  4. #f2da17
  5. #f6e65f

Shades

#b2a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #a09009
  3. #8e8008
  4. #7d7007
  5. #6b6006
  6. #595005
  7. #474004
  8. #353003
  9. #242002
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #baaa23
  3. #c1b33b
  4. #c9bd54
  5. #d1c66c
  6. #d9d085
  7. #e0d99d
  8. #e8e3b6
  9. #f0ecce
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a00a
  2. #ad9d16
  3. #a89a22
  4. #a3962d
  5. #9e9339
  6. #999045
  7. #948d51
  8. #8f8a5d
  9. #8a8668
  10. #858374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a21e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a00a {
  color: #b2a00a;
}
Background
.bg-b2a00a {
  background-color: #b2a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a00a {
  border: 2px solid #b2a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a00a, #70b20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 11.12 #4d5ff5 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#b2a00a  rgb(178, 160, 10)  hsl(54, 89%, 37%)  Brass
#0a1cb2  rgb(10, 28, 178)  hsl(234, 89%, 37%)  Zaffre
#0ab2a0  rgb(10, 178, 160)  hsl(174, 89%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a00ab2  rgb(160, 10, 178)  hsl(294, 89%, 37%)  Dark Violet