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#BCA41C

#bca41c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca41c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 64.31% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 51°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3733

Complementary

  1. #bca41c
  2. #1c34bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca41c
  2. #1c84bc
  3. #541cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc541c
  2. #bca41c
  3. #84bc1c

Triadic

  1. #bca41c
  2. #1cbca4
  3. #a41cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca41c
  2. #34bc1c
  3. #1c34bc
  4. #a41cbc

Square

  1. #bca41c
  2. #1cbc54
  3. #1c34bc
  4. #bc1c84

Monochromatic

  1. #373008
  2. #796a12
  3. #bca41c
  4. #e3cb42
  5. #eddd84

Shades

#bca41c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca41c
  2. #a99419
  3. #968316
  4. #847314
  5. #716211
  6. #5e520e
  7. #4b420b
  8. #383108
  9. #262106
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca41c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca41c
  2. #c3ad33
  3. #c9b649
  4. #d0bf60
  5. #d7c877
  6. #ded28e
  7. #e4dba4
  8. #ebe4bb
  9. #f2edd2
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca41c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca41c
  2. #b6a026
  3. #b09d30
  4. #aa993a
  5. #a49644
  6. #9e924e
  7. #988e58
  8. #928b62
  9. #8c876c
  10. #868476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc978c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca624 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca41c {
  color: #bca41c;
}
Background
.bg-bca41c {
  background-color: #bca41c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca41c {
  border: 2px solid #bca41c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca41c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 164 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca41c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca41c, #84bc1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca41c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 164 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.54 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.21 #435be3 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca41c  rgb(188, 164, 28)  hsl(51, 74%, 42%)  Brass
#1c34bc  rgb(28, 52, 188)  hsl(231, 74%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#1cbca4  rgb(28, 188, 164)  hsl(171, 74%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#a41cbc  rgb(164, 28, 188)  hsl(291, 74%, 42%)  Dark Orchid