ColorTool
Log in
#BCA94C

#bca94c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bca94c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.27% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 59.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.82°, with 45.53% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 1.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3959

Complementary

  1. #bca94c
  2. #4c5fbc

Split complementary

  1. #bca94c
  2. #4c97bc
  3. #714cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc714c
  2. #bca94c
  3. #97bc4c

Triadic

  1. #bca94c
  2. #4cbca9
  3. #a94cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca94c
  2. #5fbc4c
  3. #4c5fbc
  4. #a94cbc

Square

  1. #bca94c
  2. #4cbc71
  3. #4c5fbc
  4. #bc4c97

Monochromatic

  1. #51481e
  2. #887a33
  3. #bca94c
  4. #d1c484
  5. #e6debb

Shades

#bca94c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca94c
  2. #a99844
  3. #96873d
  4. #847635
  5. #71652e
  6. #5e5526
  7. #4b441e
  8. #383317
  9. #26220f
  10. #131108
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca94c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca94c
  2. #c3b25e
  3. #c9ba70
  4. #d0c382
  5. #d7cb94
  6. #ded4a6
  7. #e4ddb7
  8. #ebe5c9
  9. #f2eedb
  10. #f8f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca94c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca94c
  2. #b6a551
  3. #b0a156
  4. #aa9d5c
  5. #a49961
  6. #9e9566
  7. #98906b
  8. #928c70
  9. #8c8876
  10. #86847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a98d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdac50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdab4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bca94c {
  color: #bca94c;
}
Background
.bg-bca94c {
  background-color: #bca94c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca94c {
  border: 2px solid #bca94c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca94c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 169 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca94c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca94c, #97bc4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca94c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 169 76 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 1.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.25 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.36 #4356b3 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#bca94c  rgb(188, 169, 76)  hsl(50, 46%, 52%)  Brass
#4c5fbc  rgb(76, 95, 188)  hsl(230, 46%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#4cbca9  rgb(76, 188, 169)  hsl(170, 46%, 52%)  Light Sea Green
#a94cbc  rgb(169, 76, 188)  hsl(290, 46%, 52%)  Purpureus