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#BDA137

#bda137 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda137 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 70.9% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.46°, with 54.92% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3658

Complementary

  1. #bda137
  2. #3753bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda137
  2. #3796bd
  3. #5e37bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5e37
  2. #bda137
  3. #96bd37

Triadic

  1. #bda137
  2. #37bda1
  3. #a137bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda137
  2. #53bd37
  3. #3753bd
  4. #a137bd

Square

  1. #bda137
  2. #37bd5e
  3. #3753bd
  4. #bd3796

Monochromatic

  1. #463c15
  2. #826f26
  3. #bda137
  4. #d4bf6c
  5. #e6d9a7

Shades

#bda137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda137
  2. #aa9132
  3. #97812c
  4. #847127
  5. #716121
  6. #5f511c
  7. #4c4016
  8. #393011
  9. #26200b
  10. #131006
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda137
  2. #c4aa4b
  3. #cab45f
  4. #d1bd73
  5. #d7c787
  6. #ded09b
  7. #e5d9af
  8. #ebe3c3
  9. #f2ecd7
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda137
  2. #b79e3e
  3. #b19a46
  4. #ab974d
  5. #a59454
  6. #9f915c
  7. #988d63
  8. #928a6a
  9. #8c8771
  10. #868379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a73d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc948c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69f2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba43b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda137 {
  color: #bda137;
}
Background
.bg-bda137 {
  background-color: #bda137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda137 {
  border: 2px solid #bda137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda137, #96bd37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 55 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.87 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #425ec8 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda137  rgb(189, 161, 55)  hsl(47, 55%, 48%)  Brass
#3753bd  rgb(55, 83, 189)  hsl(227, 55%, 48%)  Sapphire
#37bda1  rgb(55, 189, 161)  hsl(167, 55%, 48%)  Mint
#a137bd  rgb(161, 55, 189)  hsl(287, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid