Information about Brass color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B5A642 is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Karma (#B6A237). Slightly further away sit Rustic Gold (#C2A03D) and Moderate Olive (#A8A84A).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 166, 66)), which gives #B5A642 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Brass" in the Register.
Brass color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Brass color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Brass color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Brass color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Brass color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Brass color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Brass color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Brass
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#B6A237
#C2A03D
#A8A84A
#B69642
#B2994B
#B7984A
#BBA151
#A89C4A
#C4AA4D
#B99E56
#C1B943
#C6973F
Brass color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5A642
- RGB181, 166, 66
- CMYK0, 6, 45, 29
- CSSrgb(181, 166, 66)
- HSL52°, 47%, 48%
- HSL Precise52.174°, 46.559%, 48.431%
- HSV52°, 64%, 71%
- HSB52°, 64%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.651, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.651, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.651, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB5A642
- DECIMAL ID11904578
- Name Length5
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- Counting from2025-01-01
