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#B3B00A

#b3b00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.68% magenta, 94.41% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 58.93°, 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4066

Complementary

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #0a0db3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #0a62b3
  3. #5b0ab3

Analogous

  1. #b35b0a
  2. #b3b00a
  3. #62b30a

Triadic

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #0ab3b0
  3. #b00ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #0db30a
  3. #0a0db3
  4. #b00ab3

Square

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #0ab35b
  3. #0a0db3
  4. #b30a62

Monochromatic

  1. #222202
  2. #6b6906
  3. #b3b00a
  4. #f2ee17
  5. #f6f360

Shades

#b3b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #a19e09
  3. #8f8d08
  4. #7d7b07
  5. #6b6a06
  6. #5a5805
  7. #484604
  8. #363503
  9. #242302
  10. #121201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #bbb823
  3. #c2c03b
  4. #cac854
  5. #d1d06c
  6. #d9d885
  7. #e1df9d
  8. #e8e7b6
  9. #f0efce
  10. #f7f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b00a
  2. #aeab16
  3. #a9a622
  4. #a4a22d
  5. #9f9d39
  6. #9a9845
  7. #949351
  8. #8f8e5d
  9. #8a8a68
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aead88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1a496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcae1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b00a {
  color: #b3b00a;
}
Background
.bg-b3b00a {
  background-color: #b3b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b00a {
  border: 2px solid #b3b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 89% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b00a, #62b30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.77 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.20 #4c4ff5 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Brass
#b3b00a  rgb(179, 176, 10)  hsl(59, 89%, 37%)  Brass
#0a0db3  rgb(10, 13, 179)  hsl(239, 89%, 37%)  Zaffre
#0ab3b0  rgb(10, 179, 176)  hsl(179, 89%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#b00ab3  rgb(176, 10, 179)  hsl(299, 89%, 37%)  Dark Orchid