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#BBA35E

#bba35e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bba35e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 63.92% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.83% magenta, 49.73% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.52°, with 40.61% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3757

Complementary

  1. #bba35e
  2. #5e76bb

Split complementary

  1. #bba35e
  2. #5ea4bb
  3. #755ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb755e
  2. #bba35e
  3. #a4bb5e

Triadic

  1. #bba35e
  2. #5ebba3
  3. #a35ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bba35e
  2. #76bb5e
  3. #5e76bb
  4. #a35ebb

Square

  1. #bba35e
  2. #5ebb75
  3. #5e76bb
  4. #bb5ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4d26
  2. #907a3d
  3. #bba35e
  4. #d2c294
  5. #e8e0ca

Shades

#bba35e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba35e
  2. #a89355
  3. #96824b
  4. #837242
  5. #706238
  6. #5e522f
  7. #4b4126
  8. #38311c
  9. #252113
  10. #131009
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba35e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba35e
  2. #c2ac6e
  3. #c9b57e
  4. #cfbf8e
  5. #d6c89e
  6. #ddd1af
  7. #e4dabf
  8. #ebe3cf
  9. #f1eddf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba35e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba35e
  2. #b5a061
  3. #af9c65
  4. #a99968
  5. #a3956c
  6. #9e926f
  7. #988e72
  8. #928b76
  9. #8c8779
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a158 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a861 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a25b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a660 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba35e {
  color: #bba35e;
}
Background
.bg-bba35e {
  background-color: #bba35e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba35e {
  border: 2px solid #bba35e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba35e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 163 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba35e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba35e, #a4bb5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba35e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 163 94 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.45 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.81 #445ca1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bba35e  rgb(187, 163, 94)  hsl(45, 41%, 55%)  Brass
#5e76bb  rgb(94, 118, 187)  hsl(225, 41%, 55%)  Glaucous
#5ebba3  rgb(94, 187, 163)  hsl(165, 41%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a35ebb  rgb(163, 94, 187)  hsl(285, 41%, 55%)  Amethyst