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#BDA40B

#bda40b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda40b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 64.31% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.23% magenta, 94.18% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.57°, with 89% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3739

Complementary

  1. #bda40b
  2. #0b24bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda40b
  2. #0b7dbd
  3. #4b0bbd

Analogous

  1. #bd4b0b
  2. #bda40b
  3. #7dbd0b

Triadic

  1. #bda40b
  2. #0bbda4
  3. #a40bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda40b
  2. #24bd0b
  3. #0b24bd
  4. #a40bbd

Square

  1. #bda40b
  2. #0bbd4b
  3. #0b24bd
  4. #bd0b7d

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2703
  2. #756507
  3. #bda40b
  4. #f2d522
  5. #f6e36b

Shades

#bda40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda40b
  2. #aa940a
  3. #978309
  4. #847308
  5. #716207
  6. #5f5206
  7. #4c4204
  8. #393103
  9. #262102
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda40b
  2. #c4ad23
  3. #cab63c
  4. #d1bf54
  5. #d7c86d
  6. #ded285
  7. #e5db9d
  8. #ebe4b6
  9. #f2edce
  10. #f8f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda40b
  2. #b7a017
  3. #b19d22
  4. #ab992e
  5. #a5963a
  6. #9f9246
  7. #988e51
  8. #928b5d
  9. #8c8769
  10. #868474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca81e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda40b {
  color: #bda40b;
}
Background
.bg-bda40b {
  background-color: #bda40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda40b {
  border: 2px solid #bda40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 164 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda40b, #7dbd0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 164 11 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.91 #425bf4 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda40b  rgb(189, 164, 11)  hsl(52, 89%, 39%)  Brass
#0b24bd  rgb(11, 36, 189)  hsl(232, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0bbda4  rgb(11, 189, 164)  hsl(172, 89%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a40bbd  rgb(164, 11, 189)  hsl(292, 89%, 39%)  Dark Orchid