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#BDA119

#bda119 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda119 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.14% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 86.77% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 49.76°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3638

Complementary

  1. #bda119
  2. #1935bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda119
  2. #1987bd
  3. #4f19bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4f19
  2. #bda119
  3. #87bd19

Triadic

  1. #bda119
  2. #19bda1
  3. #a119bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda119
  2. #35bd19
  3. #1935bd
  4. #a119bd

Square

  1. #bda119
  2. #19bd4f
  3. #1935bd
  4. #bd1987

Monochromatic

  1. #362e07
  2. #796710
  3. #bda119
  4. #e5c93d
  5. #eedc81

Shades

#bda119 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda119
  2. #aa9117
  3. #978114
  4. #847112
  5. #71610f
  6. #5f510d
  7. #4c400a
  8. #393008
  9. #262005
  10. #131003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda119 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda119
  2. #c4aa30
  3. #cab447
  4. #d1bd5e
  5. #d7c775
  6. #ded08c
  7. #e5d9a3
  8. #ebe3ba
  9. #f2ecd1
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda119 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda119
  2. #b79e23
  3. #b19a2e
  4. #ab9738
  5. #a59442
  6. #9f914d
  7. #988d57
  8. #928a61
  9. #8c876b
  10. #868376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa625 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda119 {
  color: #bda119;
}
Background
.bg-bda119 {
  background-color: #bda119;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda119 {
  border: 2px solid #bda119;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda119;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda119 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda119, #87bd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda119 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.60 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.13 #425ee6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda119  rgb(189, 161, 25)  hsl(50, 77%, 42%)  Brass
#1935bd  rgb(25, 53, 189)  hsl(230, 77%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#19bda1  rgb(25, 189, 161)  hsl(170, 77%, 42%)  Mint
#a119bd  rgb(161, 25, 189)  hsl(290, 77%, 42%)  Dark Orchid