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#BDA91E

#bda91e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bda91e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.27% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 84.13% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 52.45°, with 72.6% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3929

Complementary

  1. #bda91e
  2. #1e32bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda91e
  2. #1e82bd
  3. #591ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd591e
  2. #bda91e
  3. #82bd1e

Triadic

  1. #bda91e
  2. #1ebda9
  3. #a91ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bda91e
  2. #32bd1e
  3. #1e32bd
  4. #a91ebd

Square

  1. #bda91e
  2. #1ebd59
  3. #1e32bd
  4. #bd1e82

Monochromatic

  1. #393309
  2. #7b6e14
  3. #bda91e
  4. #e2ce46
  5. #ecdf88

Shades

#bda91e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda91e
  2. #aa981b
  3. #978718
  4. #847615
  5. #716512
  6. #5f550f
  7. #4c440c
  8. #393309
  9. #262206
  10. #131103
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda91e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda91e
  2. #c4b235
  3. #caba4b
  4. #d1c362
  5. #d7cb78
  6. #ded48f
  7. #e5dda5
  8. #ebe5bc
  9. #f2eed2
  10. #f8f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda91e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda91e
  2. #b7a528
  3. #b1a132
  4. #ab9d3b
  5. #a59945
  6. #9f954f
  7. #989059
  8. #928c63
  9. #8c886c
  10. #868476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc9c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba602 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfab26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a174 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda91e {
  color: #bda91e;
}
Background
.bg-bda91e {
  background-color: #bda91e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda91e {
  border: 2px solid #bda91e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda91e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 169 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda91e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda91e, #82bd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda91e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 169 30 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.44 #4256e1 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Brass
#bda91e  rgb(189, 169, 30)  hsl(52, 73%, 43%)  Brass
#1e32bd  rgb(30, 50, 189)  hsl(232, 73%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1ebda9  rgb(30, 189, 169)  hsl(172, 73%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#a91ebd  rgb(169, 30, 189)  hsl(292, 73%, 43%)  Dark Orchid