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#BCA408

#bca408 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca408 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 64.31% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.3726

Complementary

  1. #bca408
  2. #0820bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca408
  2. #087abc
  3. #4a08bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4a08
  2. #bca408
  3. #7abc08

Triadic

  1. #bca408
  2. #08bca4
  3. #a408bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca408
  2. #20bc08
  3. #0820bc
  4. #a408bc

Square

  1. #bca408
  2. #08bc4a
  3. #0820bc
  4. #bc087a

Monochromatic

  1. #292402
  2. #736405
  3. #bca408
  4. #f5d81b
  5. #f8e565

Shades

#bca408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca408
  2. #a99407
  3. #968306
  4. #847306
  5. #716205
  6. #5e5204
  7. #4b4203
  8. #383102
  9. #262102
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca408
  2. #c3ad21
  3. #c9b639
  4. #d0bf52
  5. #d7c86b
  6. #ded284
  7. #e4db9c
  8. #ebe4b5
  9. #f2edce
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca408
  2. #b6a014
  3. #b09d20
  4. #aa992c
  5. #a49638
  6. #9e9244
  7. #988e50
  8. #928b5c
  9. #8c8768
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca81d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca408 {
  color: #bca408;
}
Background
.bg-bca408 {
  background-color: #bca408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca408 {
  border: 2px solid #bca408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 164 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca408, #7abc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 164 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.88 #435bf7 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca408  rgb(188, 164, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 38%)  Brass
#0820bc  rgb(8, 32, 188)  hsl(232, 92%, 38%)  Zaffre
#08bca4  rgb(8, 188, 164)  hsl(172, 92%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a408bc  rgb(164, 8, 188)  hsl(292, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid