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#BCA034

#bca034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca034 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 72.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.65°, with 56.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3608

Complementary

  1. #bca034
  2. #3450bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca034
  2. #3494bc
  3. #5c34bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5c34
  2. #bca034
  3. #94bc34

Triadic

  1. #bca034
  2. #34bca0
  3. #a034bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca034
  2. #50bc34
  3. #3450bc
  4. #a034bc

Square

  1. #bca034
  2. #34bc5c
  3. #3450bc
  4. #bc3494

Monochromatic

  1. #443a13
  2. #806d23
  3. #bca034
  4. #d5bf67
  5. #e6d8a3

Shades

#bca034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca034
  2. #a9902f
  3. #96802a
  4. #847024
  5. #71601f
  6. #5e501a
  7. #4b4015
  8. #383010
  9. #26200a
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca034
  2. #c3aa48
  3. #c9b35d
  4. #d0bd71
  5. #d7c685
  6. #ded09a
  7. #e4d9ae
  8. #ebe3c2
  9. #f2ecd6
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca034
  2. #b69d3c
  3. #b09a43
  4. #aa964b
  5. #a49352
  6. #9e905a
  7. #988d62
  8. #928a69
  9. #8c8671
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a63a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca034 {
  color: #bca034;
}
Background
.bg-bca034 {
  background-color: #bca034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca034 {
  border: 2px solid #bca034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 57% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca034, #94bc34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.20 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.73 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.49 #435fcb Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca034  rgb(188, 160, 52)  hsl(48, 57%, 47%)  Brass
#3450bc  rgb(52, 80, 188)  hsl(228, 57%, 47%)  Sapphire
#34bca0  rgb(52, 188, 160)  hsl(168, 57%, 47%)  Mint
#a034bc  rgb(160, 52, 188)  hsl(288, 57%, 47%)  Dark Orchid