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#B8A809

#b8a809 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8a809 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 95.11% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 54.51°, with 90.67% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3822

Complementary

  1. #b8a809
  2. #0919b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a809
  2. #0971b8
  3. #5009b8

Analogous

  1. #b85009
  2. #b8a809
  3. #71b809

Triadic

  1. #b8a809
  2. #09b8a8
  3. #a809b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a809
  2. #19b809
  3. #0919b8
  4. #a809b8

Square

  1. #b8a809
  2. #09b850
  3. #0919b8
  4. #b80971

Monochromatic

  1. #262302
  2. #6f6505
  3. #b8a809
  4. #f4e01a
  5. #f7ea63

Shades

#b8a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a809
  2. #a69708
  3. #938607
  4. #817606
  5. #6e6505
  6. #5c5405
  7. #4a4304
  8. #373203
  9. #252202
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a809
  2. #bfb122
  3. #c6b93a
  4. #cdc253
  5. #d4cb6b
  6. #dcd484
  7. #e3dc9d
  8. #eae5b5
  9. #f1eece
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a809
  2. #b2a415
  3. #ada021
  4. #a79c2d
  5. #a29839
  6. #9c9445
  7. #969050
  8. #918c5c
  9. #8b8868
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bea91f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba918 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a809 {
  color: #b8a809;
}
Background
.bg-b8a809 {
  background-color: #b8a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a809 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a809, #71b809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.57 #4757f6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#b8a809  rgb(184, 168, 9)  hsl(55, 91%, 38%)  Brass
#0919b8  rgb(9, 25, 184)  hsl(235, 91%, 38%)  Zaffre
#09b8a8  rgb(9, 184, 168)  hsl(175, 91%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a809b8  rgb(168, 9, 184)  hsl(295, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid