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#BC9B48

#bc9b48 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc9b48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60.78% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.55% magenta, 61.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.93°, with 46.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.346

Complementary

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #4869bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #48a3bc
  3. #6148bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6148
  2. #bc9b48
  3. #a3bc48

Triadic

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #48bc9b
  3. #9b48bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #69bc48
  3. #4869bc
  4. #9b48bc

Square

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #48bc61
  3. #4869bc
  4. #bc48a3

Monochromatic

  1. #4e401d
  2. #866e31
  3. #bc9b48
  4. #d1ba80
  5. #e5d8b8

Shades

#bc9b48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #a98c41
  3. #967c3a
  4. #846d32
  5. #715d2b
  6. #5e4e24
  7. #4b3e1d
  8. #382f16
  9. #261f0e
  10. #131007
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9b48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #c3a55a
  3. #c9af6d
  4. #d0b97f
  5. #d7c391
  6. #decda4
  7. #e4d7b6
  8. #ebe1c8
  9. #f2ebda
  10. #f8f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9b48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9b48
  2. #b6984e
  3. #b09653
  4. #aa9359
  5. #a4905e
  6. #9e8e64
  7. #988b6a
  8. #92886f
  9. #8c8575
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9a3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a34b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb8f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29a43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a04a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9b48 {
  color: #bc9b48;
}
Background
.bg-bc9b48 {
  background-color: #bc9b48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9b48 {
  border: 2px solid #bc9b48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9b48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 155 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9b48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9b48, #a3bc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9b48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 155 72 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.86 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.96 #4364b7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#bc9b48  rgb(188, 155, 72)  hsl(43, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#4869bc  rgb(72, 105, 188)  hsl(223, 46%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#48bc9b  rgb(72, 188, 155)  hsl(163, 46%, 51%)  Mint
#9b48bc  rgb(155, 72, 188)  hsl(283, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus