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#BCA916

#bca916 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bca916 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.27% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.13°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3913

Complementary

  1. #bca916
  2. #1629bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca916
  2. #167cbc
  3. #5616bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5616
  2. #bca916
  3. #7cbc16

Triadic

  1. #bca916
  2. #16bca9
  3. #a916bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca916
  2. #29bc16
  3. #1629bc
  4. #a916bc

Square

  1. #bca916
  2. #16bc56
  3. #1629bc
  4. #bc167c

Monochromatic

  1. #332e06
  2. #786b0e
  3. #bca916
  4. #e8d337
  5. #f0e27b

Shades

#bca916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca916
  2. #a99814
  3. #968712
  4. #84760f
  5. #71650d
  6. #5e550b
  7. #4b4409
  8. #383307
  9. #262204
  10. #131102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca916
  2. #c3b22d
  3. #c9ba45
  4. #d0c35c
  5. #d7cb73
  6. #ded48b
  7. #e4dda2
  8. #ebe5b9
  9. #f2eed0
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca916
  2. #b6a521
  3. #b0a12b
  4. #aa9d36
  5. #a49940
  6. #9e954b
  7. #989056
  8. #928c60
  9. #8c886b
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beaa20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca916 {
  color: #bca916;
}
Background
.bg-bca916 {
  background-color: #bca916;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca916 {
  border: 2px solid #bca916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 169 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca916, #7cbc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 169 22 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.25 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.73 #4356e9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca916  rgb(188, 169, 22)  hsl(53, 79%, 41%)  Brass
#1629bc  rgb(22, 41, 188)  hsl(233, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#16bca9  rgb(22, 188, 169)  hsl(173, 79%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a916bc  rgb(169, 22, 188)  hsl(293, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid