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#BAB032

#bab032 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bab032 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 69.02% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 73.12% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 55.59°, with 57.63% saturation and 46.27% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4172

Complementary

  1. #bab032
  2. #323cba

Split complementary

  1. #bab032
  2. #3280ba
  3. #6c32ba

Analogous

  1. #ba6c32
  2. #bab032
  3. #80ba32

Triadic

  1. #bab032
  2. #32bab0
  3. #b032ba

Tetradic

  1. #bab032
  2. #3cba32
  3. #323cba
  4. #b032ba

Square

  1. #bab032
  2. #32ba6c
  3. #323cba
  4. #ba3280

Monochromatic

  1. #413e12
  2. #7e7722
  3. #bab032
  4. #d5cd63
  5. #e5e0a0

Shades

#bab032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bab032
  2. #a79e2d
  3. #958d28
  4. #827b23
  5. #706a1e
  6. #5d5819
  7. #4a4614
  8. #38350f
  9. #25230a
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bab032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bab032
  2. #c1b847
  3. #c8c05b
  4. #cfc870
  5. #d6d084
  6. #ddd899
  7. #e3dfad
  8. #eae7c2
  9. #f1efd6
  10. #f8f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bab032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bab032
  2. #b4ab3a
  3. #aea642
  4. #a9a249
  5. #a39d51
  6. #9d9859
  7. #979361
  8. #918e69
  9. #8c8a70
  10. #868578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdac26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bab032 {
  color: #bab032;
}
Background
.bg-bab032 {
  background-color: #bab032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bab032 {
  border: 2px solid #bab032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bab032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 176 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bab032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bab032, #80ba32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bab032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 176 50 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.99 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.57 #454fcd Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Brass
#bab032  rgb(186, 176, 50)  hsl(56, 58%, 46%)  Brass
#323cba  rgb(50, 60, 186)  hsl(236, 58%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#32bab0  rgb(50, 186, 176)  hsl(176, 58%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#b032ba  rgb(176, 50, 186)  hsl(296, 58%, 46%)  Purpureus