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#B8A034

#b8a034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 62.75% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 71.74% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 55.93% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3558

Complementary

  1. #b8a034
  2. #344cb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a034
  2. #348eb8
  3. #5e34b8

Analogous

  1. #b85e34
  2. #b8a034
  3. #8eb834

Triadic

  1. #b8a034
  2. #34b8a0
  3. #a034b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a034
  2. #4cb834
  3. #344cb8
  4. #a034b8

Square

  1. #b8a034
  2. #34b85e
  3. #344cb8
  4. #b8348e

Monochromatic

  1. #413812
  2. #7c6c23
  3. #b8a034
  4. #d3bf65
  5. #e4d8a1

Shades

#b8a034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a034
  2. #a6902f
  3. #93802a
  4. #817024
  5. #6e601f
  6. #5c501a
  7. #4a4015
  8. #373010
  9. #25200a
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a034
  2. #bfaa48
  3. #c6b35d
  4. #cdbd71
  5. #d4c685
  6. #dcd09a
  7. #e3d9ae
  8. #eae3c2
  9. #f1ecd6
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a034
  2. #b29d3c
  3. #ad9a43
  4. #a7964b
  5. #a29352
  6. #9c905a
  7. #968d62
  8. #918a69
  9. #8b8671
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09c24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7948a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a034 {
  color: #b8a034;
}
Background
.bg-b8a034 {
  background-color: #b8a034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a034 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 56% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a034, #8eb834);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.58 #475fcb Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a034  rgb(184, 160, 52)  hsl(49, 56%, 46%)  Brass
#344cb8  rgb(52, 76, 184)  hsl(229, 56%, 46%)  Sapphire
#34b8a0  rgb(52, 184, 160)  hsl(169, 56%, 46%)  Jungle Green
#a034b8  rgb(160, 52, 184)  hsl(289, 56%, 46%)  Dark Orchid