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#BDA338

#bda338 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda338 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.92% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 70.37% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 48.27°, with 54.29% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.373

Complementary

  1. #bda338
  2. #3852bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda338
  2. #3895bd
  3. #6038bd

Analogous

  1. #bd6038
  2. #bda338
  3. #95bd38

Triadic

  1. #bda338
  2. #38bda3
  3. #a338bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda338
  2. #52bd38
  3. #3852bd
  4. #a338bd

Square

  1. #bda338
  2. #38bd60
  3. #3852bd
  4. #bd3895

Monochromatic

  1. #473d15
  2. #827027
  3. #bda338
  4. #d4c06e
  5. #e5daa9

Shades

#bda338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda338
  2. #aa9332
  3. #97822d
  4. #847227
  5. #716222
  6. #5f521c
  7. #4c4116
  8. #393111
  9. #26210b
  10. #131006
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda338
  2. #c4ac4c
  3. #cab560
  4. #d1bf74
  5. #d7c888
  6. #ded19c
  7. #e5daaf
  8. #ebe3c3
  9. #f2edd7
  10. #f8f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda338
  2. #b7a03f
  3. #b19c46
  4. #ab994e
  5. #a59555
  6. #9f925c
  7. #988e63
  8. #928b6a
  9. #8c8772
  10. #868479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a029 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa83e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a130 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba63c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c69c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda338 {
  color: #bda338;
}
Background
.bg-bda338 {
  background-color: #bda338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda338 {
  border: 2px solid #bda338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 163 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda338, #95bd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 163 56 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.93 #425cc7 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda338  rgb(189, 163, 56)  hsl(48, 54%, 48%)  Brass
#3852bd  rgb(56, 82, 189)  hsl(228, 54%, 48%)  Sapphire
#38bda3  rgb(56, 189, 163)  hsl(168, 54%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a338bd  rgb(163, 56, 189)  hsl(288, 54%, 48%)  Dark Orchid