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#BDAB3D

#bdab3d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdab3d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 67.06% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.52% magenta, 67.72% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 51.56°, with 51.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4028

Complementary

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #3d4fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #3d8fbd
  3. #6b3dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd6b3d
  2. #bdab3d
  3. #8fbd3d

Triadic

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #3dbdab
  3. #ab3dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #4fbd3d
  3. #3d4fbd
  4. #ab3dbd

Square

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #3dbd6b
  3. #3d4fbd
  4. #bd3d8f

Monochromatic

  1. #494218
  2. #83772a
  3. #bdab3d
  4. #d2c574
  5. #e5ddae

Shades

#bdab3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #aa9a37
  3. #978931
  4. #84782b
  5. #716725
  6. #5f561f
  7. #4c4418
  8. #393312
  9. #26220c
  10. #131106
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdab3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #c4b350
  3. #cabc64
  4. #d1c477
  5. #d7cd8b
  6. #ded59e
  7. #e5ddb1
  8. #ebe6c5
  9. #f2eed8
  10. #f8f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdab3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdab3d
  2. #b7a744
  3. #b1a24a
  4. #ab9e51
  5. #a59a58
  6. #9f965f
  7. #989165
  8. #928d6c
  9. #8c8973
  10. #868479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba62e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca835 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfac41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a47b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdab3d {
  color: #bdab3d;
}
Background
.bg-bdab3d {
  background-color: #bdab3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdab3d {
  border: 2px solid #bdab3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdab3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 171 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdab3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdab3d, #8fbd3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdab3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 171 61 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.00 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.79 #4254c2 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#bdab3d  rgb(189, 171, 61)  hsl(52, 51%, 49%)  Brass
#3d4fbd  rgb(61, 79, 189)  hsl(232, 51%, 49%)  Sapphire
#3dbdab  rgb(61, 189, 171)  hsl(172, 51%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#ab3dbd  rgb(171, 61, 189)  hsl(292, 51%, 49%)  Purpureus