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#BCA014

#bca014 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca014 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 62.75% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 89.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3588

Complementary

  1. #bca014
  2. #1430bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca014
  2. #1484bc
  3. #4c14bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4c14
  2. #bca014
  3. #84bc14

Triadic

  1. #bca014
  2. #14bca0
  3. #a014bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca014
  2. #30bc14
  3. #1430bc
  4. #a014bc

Square

  1. #bca014
  2. #14bc4c
  3. #1430bc
  4. #bc1484

Monochromatic

  1. #322a05
  2. #77650d
  3. #bca014
  4. #e9cb33
  5. #f1dd78

Shades

#bca014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca014
  2. #a99012
  3. #968010
  4. #84700e
  5. #71600c
  6. #5e500a
  7. #4b4008
  8. #383006
  9. #262004
  10. #131002
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca014
  2. #c3aa2c
  3. #c9b343
  4. #d0bd5b
  5. #d7c672
  6. #ded08a
  7. #e4d9a1
  8. #ebe3b9
  9. #f2ecd0
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca014
  2. #b69d1f
  3. #b09a2a
  4. #aa9634
  5. #a4933f
  6. #9e904a
  7. #988d55
  8. #928a60
  9. #8c866a
  10. #868375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc9288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa31d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca014 {
  color: #bca014;
}
Background
.bg-bca014 {
  background-color: #bca014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca014 {
  border: 2px solid #bca014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 160 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca014, #84bc14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 160 20 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.97 #435feb Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca014  rgb(188, 160, 20)  hsl(50, 81%, 41%)  Brass
#1430bc  rgb(20, 48, 188)  hsl(230, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#14bca0  rgb(20, 188, 160)  hsl(170, 81%, 41%)  Mint
#a014bc  rgb(160, 20, 188)  hsl(290, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid