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#BDA032

#bda032 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda032 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.34% magenta, 73.54% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 58.16% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3619

Complementary

  1. #bda032
  2. #324fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bda032
  2. #3294bd
  3. #5a32bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5a32
  2. #bda032
  3. #94bd32

Triadic

  1. #bda032
  2. #32bda0
  3. #a032bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda032
  2. #4fbd32
  3. #324fbd
  4. #a032bd

Square

  1. #bda032
  2. #32bd5a
  3. #324fbd
  4. #bd3294

Monochromatic

  1. #443a12
  2. #806d22
  3. #bda032
  4. #d6bf65
  5. #e6d8a2

Shades

#bda032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda032
  2. #aa902d
  3. #978028
  4. #847023
  5. #71601e
  6. #5f5019
  7. #4c4014
  8. #39300f
  9. #26200a
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda032
  2. #c4aa47
  3. #cab35b
  4. #d1bd70
  5. #d7c684
  6. #ded099
  7. #e5d9ad
  8. #ebe3c2
  9. #f2ecd6
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda032
  2. #b79d3a
  3. #b19a42
  4. #ab9649
  5. #a59351
  6. #9f9059
  7. #988d61
  8. #928a69
  9. #8c8670
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda032 {
  color: #bda032;
}
Background
.bg-bda032 {
  background-color: #bda032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda032 {
  border: 2px solid #bda032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 160 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda032, #94bd32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 160 50 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.52 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.35 #425fcd Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda032  rgb(189, 160, 50)  hsl(47, 58%, 47%)  Brass
#324fbd  rgb(50, 79, 189)  hsl(227, 58%, 47%)  Sapphire
#32bda0  rgb(50, 189, 160)  hsl(167, 58%, 47%)  Mint
#a032bd  rgb(160, 50, 189)  hsl(287, 58%, 47%)  Dark Orchid