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#BDA15B

#bda15b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda15b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.14% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 51.85% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 42.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3706

Complementary

  1. #bda15b
  2. #5b77bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda15b
  2. #5ba8bd
  3. #705bbd

Analogous

  1. #bd705b
  2. #bda15b
  3. #a8bd5b

Triadic

  1. #bda15b
  2. #5bbda1
  3. #a15bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda15b
  2. #77bd5b
  3. #5b77bd
  4. #a15bbd

Square

  1. #bda15b
  2. #5bbd70
  3. #5b77bd
  4. #bd5ba8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4b24
  2. #91783a
  3. #bda15b
  4. #d3c092
  5. #e9e0c8

Shades

#bda15b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda15b
  2. #aa9152
  3. #978149
  4. #847140
  5. #716137
  6. #5f512e
  7. #4c4024
  8. #39301b
  9. #262012
  10. #131009
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda15b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda15b
  2. #c4aa6b
  3. #cab47c
  4. #d1bd8c
  5. #d7c79d
  6. #ded0ad
  7. #e5d9bd
  8. #ebe3ce
  9. #f2ecde
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda15b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda15b
  2. #b79e5f
  3. #b19a62
  4. #ab9766
  5. #a5946a
  6. #9f916e
  7. #988d71
  8. #928a75
  9. #8c8779
  10. #86837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea38c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9f55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a75d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a55c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda15b {
  color: #bda15b;
}
Background
.bg-bda15b {
  background-color: #bda15b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda15b {
  border: 2px solid #bda15b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda15b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda15b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda15b, #a8bd5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda15b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 91 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.91 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.05 #425ea4 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda15b  rgb(189, 161, 91)  hsl(43, 43%, 55%)  Brass
#5b77bd  rgb(91, 119, 189)  hsl(223, 43%, 55%)  Glaucous
#5bbda1  rgb(91, 189, 161)  hsl(163, 43%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a15bbd  rgb(161, 91, 189)  hsl(283, 43%, 55%)  Purpureus