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#BDA02F

#bda02f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda02f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.34% magenta, 75.13% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.75°, with 60.17% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3617

Complementary

  1. #bda02f
  2. #2f4cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bda02f
  2. #2f93bd
  3. #592fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd592f
  2. #bda02f
  3. #93bd2f

Triadic

  1. #bda02f
  2. #2fbda0
  3. #a02fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda02f
  2. #4cbd2f
  3. #2f4cbd
  4. #a02fbd

Square

  1. #bda02f
  2. #2fbd59
  3. #2f4cbd
  4. #bd2f93

Monochromatic

  1. #423811
  2. #806c20
  3. #bda02f
  4. #d8bf61
  5. #e7d89e

Shades

#bda02f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda02f
  2. #aa902a
  3. #978026
  4. #847021
  5. #71601c
  6. #5f5018
  7. #4c4013
  8. #39300e
  9. #262009
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda02f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda02f
  2. #c4aa44
  3. #cab359
  4. #d1bd6d
  5. #d7c682
  6. #ded097
  7. #e5d9ac
  8. #ebe3c1
  9. #f2ecd5
  10. #f8f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda02f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda02f
  2. #b79d37
  3. #b19a3f
  4. #ab9647
  5. #a5934f
  6. #9f9058
  7. #988d60
  8. #928a68
  9. #8c8670
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69e24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda02f {
  color: #bda02f;
}
Background
.bg-bda02f {
  background-color: #bda02f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda02f {
  border: 2px solid #bda02f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda02f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 160 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda02f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda02f, #93bd2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda02f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 160 47 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.50 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.38 #425fd0 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda02f  rgb(189, 160, 47)  hsl(48, 60%, 46%)  Brass
#2f4cbd  rgb(47, 76, 189)  hsl(228, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2fbda0  rgb(47, 189, 160)  hsl(168, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#a02fbd  rgb(160, 47, 189)  hsl(288, 60%, 46%)  Dark Orchid