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#BD9D42

#bd9d42 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd9d42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 61.57% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.93% magenta, 65.08% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.39°, with 48.24% saturation and 50% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3533

Complementary

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #4262bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #42a0bd
  3. #5f42bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5f42
  2. #bd9d42
  3. #a0bd42

Triadic

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #42bd9d
  3. #9d42bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #62bd42
  3. #4262bd
  4. #9d42bd

Square

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #42bd5f
  3. #4262bd
  4. #bd42a0

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3f1a
  2. #846e2e
  3. #bd9d42
  4. #d1ba7b
  5. #e5d8b3

Shades

#bd9d42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #aa8d3b
  3. #977e35
  4. #846e2e
  5. #715e28
  6. #5f4f21
  7. #4c3f1a
  8. #392f14
  9. #261f0d
  10. #131007
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9d42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #c4a755
  3. #cab168
  4. #d1ba7b
  5. #d7c48e
  6. #decea1
  7. #e5d8b3
  8. #ebe2c6
  9. #f2ebd9
  10. #f8f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9d42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9d42
  2. #b79a48
  3. #b1974e
  4. #ab9455
  5. #a5915b
  6. #9f8f61
  7. #988c67
  8. #92896d
  9. #8c8674
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a446 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc9189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49c3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69673 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9d42 {
  color: #bd9d42;
}
Background
.bg-bd9d42 {
  background-color: #bd9d42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9d42 {
  border: 2px solid #bd9d42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9d42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 157 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9d42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9d42, #a0bd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9d42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 157 66 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.76 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.21 #4262bd Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#bd9d42  rgb(189, 157, 66)  hsl(44, 48%, 50%)  Brass
#4262bd  rgb(66, 98, 189)  hsl(224, 48%, 50%)  Denim
#42bd9d  rgb(66, 189, 157)  hsl(164, 48%, 50%)  Mint
#9d42bd  rgb(157, 66, 189)  hsl(284, 48%, 50%)  Purpureus