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#BCB039

#bcb039 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb039 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 69.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.5°, with 53.47% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.4204

Complementary

  1. #bcb039
  2. #3945bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb039
  2. #3987bc
  3. #6e39bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6e39
  2. #bcb039
  3. #87bc39

Triadic

  1. #bcb039
  2. #39bcb0
  3. #b039bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb039
  2. #45bc39
  3. #3945bc
  4. #b039bc

Square

  1. #bcb039
  2. #39bc6e
  3. #3945bc
  4. #bc3987

Monochromatic

  1. #474215
  2. #817927
  3. #bcb039
  4. #d3ca6e
  5. #e5dfa9

Shades

#bcb039 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb039
  2. #a99e33
  3. #968d2e
  4. #847b28
  5. #716a22
  6. #5e581d
  7. #4b4617
  8. #383511
  9. #26230b
  10. #131206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb039 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb039
  2. #c3b84d
  3. #c9c061
  4. #d0c874
  5. #d7d088
  6. #ded89c
  7. #e4dfb0
  8. #ebe7c4
  9. #f2efd7
  10. #f8f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb039 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb039
  2. #b6ab40
  3. #b0a647
  4. #aaa24e
  5. #a49d55
  6. #9e985d
  7. #989364
  8. #928e6b
  9. #8c8a72
  10. #868579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b041 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bead2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b03e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a97d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb039 {
  color: #bcb039;
}
Background
.bg-bcb039 {
  background-color: #bcb039;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb039 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb039;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb039;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb039 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb039, #87bc39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb039 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 57 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 10.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.12 #434fc6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Brass
#bcb039  rgb(188, 176, 57)  hsl(55, 53%, 48%)  Brass
#3945bc  rgb(57, 69, 188)  hsl(235, 53%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#39bcb0  rgb(57, 188, 176)  hsl(175, 53%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#b039bc  rgb(176, 57, 188)  hsl(295, 53%, 48%)  Purpureus