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#BDA12C

#bda12c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda12c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 76.72% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 48.41°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3649

Complementary

  1. #bda12c
  2. #2c48bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda12c
  2. #2c91bd
  3. #582cbd

Analogous

  1. #bd582c
  2. #bda12c
  3. #91bd2c

Triadic

  1. #bda12c
  2. #2cbda1
  3. #a12cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda12c
  2. #48bd2c
  3. #2c48bd
  4. #a12cbd

Square

  1. #bda12c
  2. #2cbd58
  3. #2c48bd
  4. #bd2c91

Monochromatic

  1. #41370f
  2. #7f6c1e
  3. #bda12c
  4. #d9c15c
  5. #e8d99a

Shades

#bda12c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda12c
  2. #aa9128
  3. #978123
  4. #84711f
  5. #71611a
  6. #5f5116
  7. #4c4012
  8. #39300d
  9. #262009
  10. #131004
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda12c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda12c
  2. #c4aa41
  3. #cab456
  4. #d1bd6b
  5. #d7c780
  6. #ded096
  7. #e5d9ab
  8. #ebe3c0
  9. #f2ecd5
  10. #f8f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda12c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda12c
  2. #b79e34
  3. #b19a3d
  4. #ab9745
  5. #a5944e
  6. #9f9156
  7. #988d5e
  8. #928a67
  9. #8c876f
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc948b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79f20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda12c {
  color: #bda12c;
}
Background
.bg-bda12c {
  background-color: #bda12c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda12c {
  border: 2px solid #bda12c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda12c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda12c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda12c, #91bd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda12c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 44 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.46 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.82 #425ed3 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda12c  rgb(189, 161, 44)  hsl(48, 62%, 46%)  Brass
#2c48bd  rgb(44, 72, 189)  hsl(228, 62%, 46%)  Cobalt Blue
#2cbda1  rgb(44, 189, 161)  hsl(168, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#a12cbd  rgb(161, 44, 189)  hsl(288, 62%, 46%)  Dark Orchid