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#BDA616

#bda616 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda616 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 65.1% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.17% magenta, 88.36% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.74°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #bda616
  2. #162dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bda616
  2. #1680bd
  3. #5316bd

Analogous

  1. #bd5316
  2. #bda616
  3. #80bd16

Triadic

  1. #bda616
  2. #16bda6
  3. #a616bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda616
  2. #2dbd16
  3. #162dbd
  4. #a616bd

Square

  1. #bda616
  2. #16bd53
  3. #162dbd
  4. #bd1680

Monochromatic

  1. #342e06
  2. #786a0e
  3. #bda616
  4. #e8d038
  5. #f0e07c

Shades

#bda616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda616
  2. #aa9514
  3. #978512
  4. #84740f
  5. #71640d
  6. #5f530b
  7. #4c4209
  8. #393207
  9. #262104
  10. #131102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda616
  2. #c4af2d
  3. #cab845
  4. #d1c15c
  5. #d7ca73
  6. #ded38b
  7. #e5dba2
  8. #ebe4b9
  9. #f2edd0
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda616
  2. #b7a221
  3. #b19e2b
  4. #ab9b36
  5. #a59740
  6. #9f934b
  7. #988f56
  8. #928b60
  9. #8c886b
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bea925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd988e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda616 {
  color: #bda616;
}
Background
.bg-bda616 {
  background-color: #bda616;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda616 {
  border: 2px solid #bda616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 166 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda616, #80bd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 166 22 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.23 #4259e9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda616  rgb(189, 166, 22)  hsl(52, 79%, 41%)  Brass
#162dbd  rgb(22, 45, 189)  hsl(232, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#16bda6  rgb(22, 189, 166)  hsl(172, 79%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a616bd  rgb(166, 22, 189)  hsl(292, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid