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#BAA00A

#baa00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#baa00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.98% magenta, 94.62% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 51.14°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.356

Complementary

  1. #baa00a
  2. #0a24ba

Split complementary

  1. #baa00a
  2. #0a7cba
  3. #480aba

Analogous

  1. #ba480a
  2. #baa00a
  3. #7cba0a

Triadic

  1. #baa00a
  2. #0abaa0
  3. #a00aba

Tetradic

  1. #baa00a
  2. #24ba0a
  3. #0a24ba
  4. #a00aba

Square

  1. #baa00a
  2. #0aba48
  3. #0a24ba
  4. #ba0a7c

Monochromatic

  1. #292302
  2. #716206
  3. #baa00a
  4. #f3d31e
  5. #f7e166

Shades

#baa00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baa00a
  2. #a79009
  3. #958008
  4. #827007
  5. #706006
  6. #5d5005
  7. #4a4004
  8. #383003
  9. #252002
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#baa00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baa00a
  2. #c1aa23
  3. #c8b33b
  4. #cfbd54
  5. #d6c66c
  6. #ddd085
  7. #e3d99d
  8. #eae3b6
  9. #f1ecce
  10. #f8f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baa00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baa00a
  2. #b49d16
  3. #ae9a22
  4. #a9962d
  5. #a39339
  6. #9d9045
  7. #978d51
  8. #918a5d
  9. #8c8668
  10. #868374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a51d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baa00a {
  color: #baa00a;
}
Background
.bg-baa00a {
  background-color: #baa00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baa00a {
  border: 2px solid #baa00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baa00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baa00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baa00a, #7cba0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baa00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.36 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.43 #455ff5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#baa00a  rgb(186, 160, 10)  hsl(51, 90%, 38%)  Brass
#0a24ba  rgb(10, 36, 186)  hsl(231, 90%, 38%)  Zaffre
#0abaa0  rgb(10, 186, 160)  hsl(171, 90%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#a00aba  rgb(160, 10, 186)  hsl(291, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet