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#BDA024

#bda024 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 62.75% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.34% magenta, 80.95% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 48.63°, with 68% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3609

Complementary

  1. #bda024
  2. #2441bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda024
  2. #248ebd
  3. #5424bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5424
  2. #bda024
  3. #8ebd24

Triadic

  1. #bda024
  2. #24bda0
  3. #a024bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda024
  2. #41bd24
  3. #2441bd
  4. #a024bd

Square

  1. #bda024
  2. #24bd54
  3. #2441bd
  4. #bd248e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c330c
  2. #7d6a18
  3. #bda024
  4. #dec350
  5. #ead990

Shades

#bda024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda024
  2. #aa9020
  3. #97801d
  4. #847019
  5. #716016
  6. #5f5012
  7. #4c400e
  8. #39300b
  9. #262007
  10. #131004
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda024
  2. #c4aa3a
  3. #cab350
  4. #d1bd66
  5. #d7c67c
  6. #ded092
  7. #e5d9a7
  8. #ebe3bd
  9. #f2ecd3
  10. #f8f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda024
  2. #b79d2d
  3. #b19a36
  4. #ab9640
  5. #a59349
  6. #9f9052
  7. #988d5b
  8. #928a64
  9. #8c866e
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69e14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda024 {
  color: #bda024;
}
Background
.bg-bda024 {
  background-color: #bda024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda024 {
  border: 2px solid #bda024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 160 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda024, #8ebd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 160 36 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.53 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.55 #425fdb Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda024  rgb(189, 160, 36)  hsl(49, 68%, 44%)  Brass
#2441bd  rgb(36, 65, 189)  hsl(229, 68%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#24bda0  rgb(36, 189, 160)  hsl(169, 68%, 44%)  Mint
#a024bd  rgb(160, 36, 189)  hsl(289, 68%, 44%)  Dark Orchid