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#BDA306

#bda306 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda306 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.92% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.48°, with 93.85% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3703

Complementary

  1. #bda306
  2. #0620bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda306
  2. #067cbd
  3. #4806bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4806
  2. #bda306
  3. #7cbd06

Triadic

  1. #bda306
  2. #06bda3
  3. #a306bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda306
  2. #20bd06
  3. #0620bd
  4. #a306bd

Square

  1. #bda306
  2. #06bd48
  3. #0620bd
  4. #bd067c

Monochromatic

  1. #292301
  2. #736304
  3. #bda306
  4. #f8d818
  5. #fae462

Shades

#bda306 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda306
  2. #aa9305
  3. #978205
  4. #847204
  5. #716204
  6. #5f5203
  7. #4c4102
  8. #393102
  9. #262101
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda306 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda306
  2. #c4ac1f
  3. #cab538
  4. #d1bf51
  5. #d7c86a
  6. #ded183
  7. #e5da9b
  8. #ebe3b4
  9. #f2edcd
  10. #f8f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda306 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda306
  2. #b7a012
  3. #b19c1e
  4. #ab992b
  5. #a59537
  6. #9f9243
  7. #988e4f
  8. #928b5b
  9. #8c8768
  10. #868474
  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 #aea382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca71c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd958b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda306 {
  color: #bda306;
}
Background
.bg-bda306 {
  background-color: #bda306;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda306 {
  border: 2px solid #bda306;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda306;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 163 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda306 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda306, #7cbd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda306 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 163 6 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.77 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.13 #425cf9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda306  rgb(189, 163, 6)  hsl(51, 94%, 38%)  Brass
#0620bd  rgb(6, 32, 189)  hsl(231, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06bda3  rgb(6, 189, 163)  hsl(171, 94%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#a306bd  rgb(163, 6, 189)  hsl(291, 94%, 38%)  Dark Violet