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#B7B00A

#b7b00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b7b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.83% magenta, 94.54% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.57°, with 89.64% saturation and 37.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4114

Complementary

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #0a11b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #0a67b7
  3. #590ab7

Analogous

  1. #b7590a
  2. #b7b00a
  3. #67b70a

Triadic

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #0ab7b0
  3. #b00ab7

Tetradic

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #11b70a
  3. #0a11b7
  4. #b00ab7

Square

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #0ab759
  3. #0a11b7
  4. #b70a67

Monochromatic

  1. #262402
  2. #6e6a06
  3. #b7b00a
  4. #f3ea1b
  5. #f7f163

Shades

#b7b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #a59e09
  3. #928d08
  4. #807b07
  5. #6e6a06
  6. #5c5805
  7. #494604
  8. #373503
  9. #252302
  10. #121201
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #beb823
  3. #c5c03b
  4. #cdc854
  5. #d4d06c
  6. #dbd885
  7. #e2df9d
  8. #e9e7b6
  9. #f1efce
  10. #f8f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7b00a
  2. #b2ab16
  3. #aca622
  4. #a7a22d
  5. #a19d39
  6. #9c9845
  7. #969351
  8. #918e5d
  9. #8b8a68
  10. #868574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0ad88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beaf1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7b00a {
  color: #b7b00a;
}
Background
.bg-b7b00a {
  background-color: #b7b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7b00a {
  border: 2px solid #b7b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7b00a, #67b70a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.51 #484ff5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Brass
#b7b00a  rgb(183, 176, 10)  hsl(58, 90%, 38%)  Brass
#0a11b7  rgb(10, 17, 183)  hsl(238, 90%, 38%)  Zaffre
#0ab7b0  rgb(10, 183, 176)  hsl(178, 90%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#b00ab7  rgb(176, 10, 183)  hsl(298, 90%, 38%)  Dark Orchid