Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Brushed Brass

Brushed Brass is an earth tone yellow color with HEX #B5A642. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 181, 166, 66, HSL 52, 47%, 48%, warm temperature, and is useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging.

#B5A642 yellow warm earth-tone
HEX #B5A642
RGB rgb(181, 166, 66)
HSL hsl(52 47% 48%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 64, 29)
Luminance 0.3749
Contrast Black 8.5:1White 2.47:1

CSS Utilities

--color-brushed-brass: #B5A642;
.bg-brushed-brass { background-color: #B5A642; }
.text-brushed-brass { color: #B5A642; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3749
Black text8.5:1AA Pass
White text2.47:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B5A642",
  "rgb": [
    181,
    166,
    66
  ],
  "hsl": [
    52,
    47,
    48
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    8,
    64,
    29
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3749,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.5,
    "white": 2.47
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#4150B4",
  "analogous": [
    "#B46B41",
    "#8AB441"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#41B4A5",
    "#A541B4"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#41B46B",
    "#4150B4",
    "#B4418A"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#418AB4",
    "#6B41B4"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D1C680",
    "#B5A642",
    "#706729"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D1C680",
  "dark": "#706729",
  "saturated": "#CFB826",
  "desaturated": "#99915C",
  "pastel": "#D0CAA4",
  "neon": "#FFE11F"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#4150B4",
    "#B46B41",
    "#8AB441"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#99915C",
    "#D1C680"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D1C680",
    "#99915C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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  ],
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/brushed-brass",
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  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/wcag/brushed-brass",
      "/css/colors/brushed-brass",
      "/hex/b5a642"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "brushed-brass",
  "name": "Brushed Brass",
  "hex": "#B5A642",
  "uses": [
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    "product finishes",
    "premium packaging"
  ],
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      "finish",
      "durability",
      "value"
    ],
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      "automotive",
      "jewelry",
      "industrial design"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "flat pastel systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
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    "metallic-palettes",
    "product-finishes",
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    "finish",
    "durability",
    "value"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    166,
    66
  ],
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    47,
    48
  ],
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  ],
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  },
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      "#B46B41",
      "#8AB441"
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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    "neon": "#FFE11F"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
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    "utility": ".bg-brushed-brass { background-color: #B5A642; }",
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
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      "/hex/b5a642"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#4150B4",
      "#B46B41",
      "#8AB441"
    ],
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      "#99915C",
      "#D1C680"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#D1C680",
      "#99915C"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Brushed Brass Color

Brushed Brass sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and earth tone visual character. Brushed Brass is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include finish, durability, and value, which makes it relevant for hardware and automotive. In design work, Brushed Brass is most useful for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Brushed Brass accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B5A642.Brushed Brass CSS utilitiesUse Brushed Brass in CSS variables and utility classes.#B5A642 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Brushed Brass paletteOpen the generated palette based on Brushed Brass.Brushed Brass harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Brushed Brass against black and white text.

Black text8.5:1AA Pass
White text2.47:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Brass#B5A642
Old Gold#CFB53B
Antique Gold#B08D57
Peru#CD853F
Peridot#B4C424

Color Harmonies

#4150B4#4150B4
#B46B41#B46B41
#8AB441#8AB441
#41B4A5#41B4A5
#A541B4#A541B4
Open full Brushed Brass harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D1C680#D1C680
#706729#706729
#CFB826#CFB826
#99915C#99915C
#D0CAA4#D0CAA4
#FFE11F#FFE11F

Pairings

Black#000000
#4150B4#4150B4
#B46B41#B46B41
#8AB441#8AB441
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5