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#BDA126

#bda126 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda126 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 79.89% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 48.87°, with 66.52% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3645

Complementary

  1. #bda126
  2. #2642bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda126
  2. #268ebd
  3. #5526bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5526
  2. #bda126
  3. #8ebd26

Triadic

  1. #bda126
  2. #26bda1
  3. #a126bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda126
  2. #42bd26
  3. #2642bd
  4. #a126bd

Square

  1. #bda126
  2. #26bd55
  3. #2642bd
  4. #bd268e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e340c
  2. #7d6b19
  3. #bda126
  4. #dcc353
  5. #e9d993

Shades

#bda126 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda126
  2. #aa9122
  3. #97811e
  4. #84711b
  5. #716117
  6. #5f5113
  7. #4c400f
  8. #39300b
  9. #262008
  10. #131004
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda126 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda126
  2. #c4aa3c
  3. #cab451
  4. #d1bd67
  5. #d7c77d
  6. #ded093
  7. #e5d9a8
  8. #ebe3be
  9. #f2ecd4
  10. #f8f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda126 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda126
  2. #b79e2f
  3. #b19a38
  4. #ab9741
  5. #a5944a
  6. #9f9153
  7. #988d5c
  8. #928a65
  9. #8c876e
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd948a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda126 {
  color: #bda126;
}
Background
.bg-bda126 {
  background-color: #bda126;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda126 {
  border: 2px solid #bda126;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda126;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda126 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda126, #8ebd26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda126 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 38 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.49 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.91 #425ed9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda126  rgb(189, 161, 38)  hsl(49, 67%, 45%)  Brass
#2642bd  rgb(38, 66, 189)  hsl(229, 67%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#26bda1  rgb(38, 189, 161)  hsl(169, 67%, 45%)  Mint
#a126bd  rgb(161, 38, 189)  hsl(289, 67%, 45%)  Dark Orchid