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#B2B341

#b2b341 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b2b341 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 70.2% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.69% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 60.53°, with 46.72% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4209

Complementary

  1. #b2b341
  2. #4241b3

Split complementary

  1. #b2b341
  2. #4179b3
  3. #7b41b3

Analogous

  1. #b37b41
  2. #b2b341
  3. #79b341

Triadic

  1. #b2b341
  2. #41b2b3
  3. #b341b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b341
  2. #41b342
  3. #4241b3
  4. #b341b2

Square

  1. #b2b341
  2. #41b37b
  3. #4241b3
  4. #b34179

Monochromatic

  1. #424318
  2. #7a7b2d
  3. #b2b341
  4. #cccd74
  5. #e0e1ac

Shades

#b2b341 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b341
  2. #a0a13b
  3. #8e8f34
  4. #7d7d2e
  5. #6b6b27
  6. #595a21
  7. #47481a
  8. #353614
  9. #24240d
  10. #121207
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b341 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b341
  2. #babb54
  3. #c1c267
  4. #c9ca7a
  5. #d1d18d
  6. #d9d9a0
  7. #e0e1b3
  8. #e8e8c6
  9. #f0f0d9
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b341 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b341
  2. #adae47
  3. #a8a94e
  4. #a3a454
  5. #9e9f5a
  6. #999a61
  7. #949467
  8. #8f8f6d
  9. #8a8a73
  10. #85857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb08f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ac32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2af48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea89b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaf39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9ad81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b341 {
  color: #b2b341;
}
Background
.bg-b2b341 {
  background-color: #b2b341;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b341 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b341;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b341;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 179 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 47% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b341 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b341, #79b341);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b341 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 179 65 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.73 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.65 #4d4cbe Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Brass
#b2b341  rgb(178, 179, 65)  hsl(61, 47%, 48%)  Brass
#4241b3  rgb(66, 65, 179)  hsl(241, 47%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#41b2b3  rgb(65, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 47%, 48%)  Verdigris
#b341b2  rgb(179, 65, 178)  hsl(301, 47%, 48%)  Purpureus