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#BCB536

#bcb536 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bcb536 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.98% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.72% magenta, 71.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.87°, with 55.37% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.4401

Complementary

  1. #bcb536
  2. #363dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb536
  2. #3680bc
  3. #7236bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7236
  2. #bcb536
  3. #80bc36

Triadic

  1. #bcb536
  2. #36bcb5
  3. #b536bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb536
  2. #3dbc36
  3. #363dbc
  4. #b536bc

Square

  1. #bcb536
  2. #36bc72
  3. #363dbc
  4. #bc3680

Monochromatic

  1. #454314
  2. #817c25
  3. #bcb536
  4. #d4cf6a
  5. #e5e2a6

Shades

#bcb536 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb536
  2. #a9a331
  3. #96912b
  4. #847f26
  5. #716d20
  6. #5e5b1b
  7. #4b4816
  8. #383610
  9. #26240b
  10. #131205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb536 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb536
  2. #c3bc4a
  3. #c9c45e
  4. #d0cb72
  5. #d7d386
  6. #deda9b
  7. #e4e1af
  8. #ebe9c3
  9. #f2f0d7
  10. #f8f8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb536 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb536
  2. #b6b03d
  3. #b0aa45
  4. #aaa54c
  5. #a4a054
  6. #9e9b5b
  7. #989562
  8. #92906a
  9. #8c8b71
  10. #868579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa99c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b12a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b43c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ae80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb536 {
  color: #bcb536;
}
Background
.bg-bcb536 {
  background-color: #bcb536;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb536 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb536;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb536;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 181 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb536 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb536, #80bc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb536 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 181 54 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.22 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.40 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.72 #434ac9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Brass
#bcb536  rgb(188, 181, 54)  hsl(57, 55%, 47%)  Brass
#363dbc  rgb(54, 61, 188)  hsl(237, 55%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#36bcb5  rgb(54, 188, 181)  hsl(177, 55%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#b536bc  rgb(181, 54, 188)  hsl(297, 55%, 47%)  Purpureus