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#BBA448

#bba448 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bba448 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 64.31% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #bba448
  2. #485fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bba448
  2. #4898bb
  3. #6a48bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6a48
  2. #bba448
  3. #98bb48

Triadic

  1. #bba448
  2. #48bba4
  3. #a448bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba448
  2. #5fbb48
  3. #485fbb
  4. #a448bb

Square

  1. #bba448
  2. #48bb6a
  3. #485fbb
  4. #bb4898

Monochromatic

  1. #4d441d
  2. #857431
  3. #bba448
  4. #d0c080
  5. #e4dbb8

Shades

#bba448 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba448
  2. #a89441
  3. #96833a
  4. #837332
  5. #70622b
  6. #5e5224
  7. #4b421d
  8. #383116
  9. #25210e
  10. #131007
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba448 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba448
  2. #c2ad5a
  3. #c9b66d
  4. #cfbf7f
  5. #d6c891
  6. #ddd2a4
  7. #e4dbb6
  8. #ebe4c8
  9. #f1edda
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba448 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba448
  2. #b5a04e
  3. #af9d53
  4. #a99959
  5. #a3965e
  6. #9e9264
  7. #988e6a
  8. #928b6f
  9. #8c8775
  10. #86847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a13e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a84c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c99890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa64b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba448 {
  color: #bba448;
}
Background
.bg-bba448 {
  background-color: #bba448;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba448 {
  border: 2px solid #bba448;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba448;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 164 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba448 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba448, #98bb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba448 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 164 72 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.94 #445bb7 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bba448  rgb(187, 164, 72)  hsl(48, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#485fbb  rgb(72, 95, 187)  hsl(228, 46%, 51%)  Denim
#48bba4  rgb(72, 187, 164)  hsl(168, 46%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#a448bb  rgb(164, 72, 187)  hsl(288, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus