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#BCA309

#bca309 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca309 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 63.92% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.62°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3691

Complementary

  1. #bca309
  2. #0922bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca309
  2. #097cbc
  3. #4a09bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4a09
  2. #bca309
  3. #7cbc09

Triadic

  1. #bca309
  2. #09bca3
  3. #a309bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca309
  2. #22bc09
  3. #0922bc
  4. #a309bc

Square

  1. #bca309
  2. #09bc4a
  3. #0922bc
  4. #bc097c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2402
  2. #736406
  3. #bca309
  4. #f4d61d
  5. #f8e366

Shades

#bca309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca309
  2. #a99308
  3. #968207
  4. #847206
  5. #716205
  6. #5e5205
  7. #4b4104
  8. #383103
  9. #262102
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca309
  2. #c3ac22
  3. #c9b53a
  4. #d0bf53
  5. #d7c86b
  6. #ded184
  7. #e4da9d
  8. #ebe3b5
  9. #f2edce
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca309
  2. #b6a015
  3. #b09c21
  4. #aa992d
  5. #a49539
  6. #9e9245
  7. #988e50
  8. #928b5c
  9. #8c8768
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba71d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc958b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca309 {
  color: #bca309;
}
Background
.bg-bca309 {
  background-color: #bca309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca309 {
  border: 2px solid #bca309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 163 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca309, #7cbc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 163 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.70 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.03 #435cf6 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca309  rgb(188, 163, 9)  hsl(52, 91%, 39%)  Brass
#0922bc  rgb(9, 34, 188)  hsl(232, 91%, 39%)  Zaffre
#09bca3  rgb(9, 188, 163)  hsl(172, 91%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a309bc  rgb(163, 9, 188)  hsl(292, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid