All About Color Brass

#B5A642

Brass is a warm, golden yellow color, resembling the color of brass metal. It's a rich and luxurious color, perfect for adding a touch of elegance and sophistication.

About Brass

Brass is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B5A642. In RGB it is red 181, green 166, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 47%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 8%, 64%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.50:1 on black.

#B5A642 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, A6, 42
CMYK0.00%, 8.29%, 63.54%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal181, 166, 66
HSL52°, 47%, 48%
RGB Octal265, 246, 102
HSV (HSB)52.17°, 63.54%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 10100110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB67.64, -6.73, 52.16
RGB Percent70.98%, 65.10%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH67.64, 52.59, 97.35
XYZ33.68, 37.49, 10.62
CIE-L*UV67.64, 14.69, 60.73
xyY0.41, 0.46, 37.49
Hunter-Lab61.23, -8.98, 32.58
RYB32.65%, 70.98%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B5A642 on a dark background: contrast 8.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B5A642 on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Brass, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Brass. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B5A642 · #D1C680 · #706729 · #4150B4 · #808AD1

Analogous palette

#B44150 · #B46B41 · #B5A642 · #8AB441 · #50B441

Triadic palette

#B5A642 · #41B4A5 · #A541B4 · #D1C680 · #80D1C6

Tetradic palette

#B5A642 · #41B46B · #4150B4 · #B4418A · #706729

Monochromatic palette

#433E18 · #7C712D · #B5A642 · #CDC174 · #E1DAAD

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