Brass Dezincification (Corrosion Process)

  • Healthy Yellow Brass
    #dfcf8b
  • Early Zinc Loss Pink
    #e8a598
  • Porous Copper Red (Severe Loss)
    #b87333
  • Cuprite Oxidation Brown
    #5c4033
  • Structural Failure Black
    #1a1a1a
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Created at 11/06/2026 11:23
byhex
The palette consists of Light, Semi dark, Dark colors. Accent colors Healthy Yellow Brass #dfcf8b and Early Zinc Loss Pink #e8a598. Palette has Warm, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #1A1A1A (darkest) to #DFCF8B (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 60% of colors are vivid.

An analogous palette: its hues sit close together on the color wheel, within about 39°.

Overall temperature among swatches leans warm (4 of 5).

HEX codes (sorted): #1A1A1A, #5C4033, #B87333, #DFCF8B, #E8A598

Palette Brass Dezincification (Corrosion Process) combines 5 color codes:
HEX: #dfcf8b, RGB: (223, 207, 139); HEX: #e8a598, RGB: (232, 165, 152); HEX: #b87333, RGB: (184, 115, 51)
HEX: #5c4033, RGB: (92, 64, 51); HEX: #1a1a1a, RGB: (26, 26, 26)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Pale Goldenrod, Tint of Dark Salmon, Shade of Peru, Shade of Saddle Brown, Tint of Black
Color scheme was created by hex

Color codes in palette

Brass Dezincification (Corrosion Process) color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#dfcf8b#dfcf8bRGB(223, 207, 139)Healthy Yellow Brass—
#e8a598#e8a598RGB(232, 165, 152)Early Zinc Loss Pink—
#b87333#b87333RGB(184, 115, 51)Porous Copper Red (Severe Loss)Copper
#5c4033#5c4033RGB(92, 64, 51)Cuprite Oxidation BrownPitch Mary Brown
#1a1a1a#1a1a1aRGB(26, 26, 26)Structural Failure BlackGray10

Color Palette Contrast

3 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#dfcf8b
#e8a598
1.3
#e8a598
#b87333
1.85
#5c4033
#1a1a1a
1.85

Image palette Brass Dezincification (Corrosion Process) png