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#BCA522

#bca522 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 64.71% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.23% magenta, 81.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 51.04°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #bca522
  2. #2239bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca522
  2. #2286bc
  3. #5822bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5822
  2. #bca522
  3. #86bc22

Triadic

  1. #bca522
  2. #22bca5
  3. #a522bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca522
  2. #39bc22
  3. #2239bc
  4. #a522bc

Square

  1. #bca522
  2. #22bc58
  3. #2239bc
  4. #bc2286

Monochromatic

  1. #3a330b
  2. #7b6c16
  3. #bca522
  4. #dfc94c
  5. #eadc8d

Shades

#bca522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca522
  2. #a9951f
  3. #96841b
  4. #847418
  5. #716314
  6. #5e5311
  7. #4b420e
  8. #38320a
  9. #262107
  10. #131103
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca522
  2. #c3ae38
  3. #c9b74e
  4. #d0c064
  5. #d7c97a
  6. #ded291
  7. #e4dba7
  8. #ebe4bd
  9. #f2edd3
  10. #f8f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca522
  2. #b6a12b
  3. #b09e35
  4. #aa9a3e
  5. #a49648
  6. #9e9351
  7. #988f5a
  8. #928b64
  9. #8c876d
  10. #868477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca92d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb988d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a20e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca522 {
  color: #bca522;
}
Background
.bg-bca522 {
  background-color: #bca522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca522 {
  border: 2px solid #bca522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 165 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca522, #86bc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 165 34 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.73 #435add Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca522  rgb(188, 165, 34)  hsl(51, 69%, 44%)  Brass
#2239bc  rgb(34, 57, 188)  hsl(231, 69%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#22bca5  rgb(34, 188, 165)  hsl(171, 69%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#a522bc  rgb(165, 34, 188)  hsl(291, 69%, 44%)  Dark Orchid