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#B3A00A

#b3a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.61% magenta, 94.41% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 53.25°, with 89.42% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3475

Complementary

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #0a1db3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #0a72b3
  3. #4b0ab3

Analogous

  1. #b34b0a
  2. #b3a00a
  3. #72b30a

Triadic

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #0ab3a0
  3. #a00ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #1db30a
  3. #0a1db3
  4. #a00ab3

Square

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #0ab34b
  3. #0a1db3
  4. #b30a72

Monochromatic

  1. #221e02
  2. #6b5f06
  3. #b3a00a
  4. #f2d917
  5. #f6e560

Shades

#b3a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #a19009
  3. #8f8008
  4. #7d7007
  5. #6b6006
  6. #5a5005
  7. #484004
  8. #363003
  9. #242002
  10. #121001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #bbaa23
  3. #c2b33b
  4. #cabd54
  5. #d1c66c
  6. #d9d085
  7. #e1d99d
  8. #e8e3b6
  9. #f0ecce
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a00a
  2. #ae9d16
  3. #a99a22
  4. #a4962d
  5. #9f9339
  6. #9a9045
  7. #948d51
  8. #8f8a5d
  9. #8a8668
  10. #858374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 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 #c29388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a00a {
  color: #b3a00a;
}
Background
.bg-b3a00a {
  background-color: #b3a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a00a {
  border: 2px solid #b3a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a00a, #72b30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.77 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.89 #4c5ff5 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#b3a00a  rgb(179, 160, 10)  hsl(53, 89%, 37%)  Brass
#0a1db3  rgb(10, 29, 179)  hsl(233, 89%, 37%)  Zaffre
#0ab3a0  rgb(10, 179, 160)  hsl(173, 89%, 37%)  Persian Green
#a00ab3  rgb(160, 10, 179)  hsl(293, 89%, 37%)  Dark Violet