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#BDA23F

#bda23f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda23f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.53% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 50% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3702

Complementary

  1. #bda23f
  2. #3f5abd

Split complementary

  1. #bda23f
  2. #3f99bd
  3. #633fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd633f
  2. #bda23f
  3. #99bd3f

Triadic

  1. #bda23f
  2. #3fbda2
  3. #a23fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda23f
  2. #5abd3f
  3. #3f5abd
  4. #a23fbd

Square

  1. #bda23f
  2. #3fbd63
  3. #3f5abd
  4. #bd3f99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4019
  2. #84712c
  3. #bda23f
  4. #d2be77
  5. #e5d9b0

Shades

#bda23f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda23f
  2. #aa9239
  3. #978232
  4. #84712c
  5. #716126
  6. #5f5120
  7. #4c4119
  8. #393113
  9. #26200d
  10. #131006
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda23f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda23f
  2. #c4ab52
  3. #cab565
  4. #d1be79
  5. #d7c78c
  6. #ded19f
  7. #e5dab2
  8. #ebe3c5
  9. #f2ecd9
  10. #f8f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda23f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda23f
  2. #b79f46
  3. #b19b4c
  4. #ab9853
  5. #a59459
  6. #9f9160
  7. #988e66
  8. #928a6d
  9. #8c8773
  10. #86837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a744 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a038 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba542 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69b76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda23f {
  color: #bda23f;
}
Background
.bg-bda23f {
  background-color: #bda23f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda23f {
  border: 2px solid #bda23f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda23f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 162 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda23f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda23f, #99bd3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda23f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 162 63 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.80 #425dc0 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda23f  rgb(189, 162, 63)  hsl(47, 50%, 49%)  Brass
#3f5abd  rgb(63, 90, 189)  hsl(227, 50%, 49%)  Sapphire
#3fbda2  rgb(63, 189, 162)  hsl(167, 50%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a23fbd  rgb(162, 63, 189)  hsl(287, 50%, 49%)  Purpureus