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#BDA357

#bda357 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda357 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.92% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 53.97% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 44.71°, with 43.59% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.377

Complementary

  1. #bda357
  2. #5771bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda357
  2. #57a4bd
  3. #7057bd

Analogous

  1. #bd7057
  2. #bda357
  3. #a4bd57

Triadic

  1. #bda357
  2. #57bda3
  3. #a357bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda357
  2. #71bd57
  3. #5771bd
  4. #a357bd

Square

  1. #bda357
  2. #57bd70
  3. #5771bd
  4. #bd57a4

Monochromatic

  1. #584b23
  2. #8f7938
  3. #bda357
  4. #d3c18e
  5. #e8dfc5

Shades

#bda357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda357
  2. #aa934e
  3. #978246
  4. #84723d
  5. #716234
  6. #5f522c
  7. #4c4123
  8. #39311a
  9. #262111
  10. #131009
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda357
  2. #c4ac68
  3. #cab579
  4. #d1bf89
  5. #d7c89a
  6. #ded1ab
  7. #e5dabc
  8. #ebe3cd
  9. #f2eddd
  10. #f8f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda357
  2. #b7a05b
  3. #b19c5f
  4. #ab9963
  5. #a59567
  6. #9f926c
  7. #988e70
  8. #928b74
  9. #8c8778
  10. #86847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a150 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a85a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a253 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59d7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda357 {
  color: #bda357;
}
Background
.bg-bda357 {
  background-color: #bda357;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda357 {
  border: 2px solid #bda357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 163 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda357, #a4bd57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 163 87 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.39 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.23 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.73 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.81 #425ca8 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda357  rgb(189, 163, 87)  hsl(45, 44%, 54%)  Brass
#5771bd  rgb(87, 113, 189)  hsl(225, 44%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#57bda3  rgb(87, 189, 163)  hsl(165, 44%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a357bd  rgb(163, 87, 189)  hsl(285, 44%, 54%)  Purpureus