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#BEAA2A

#beaa2a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#beaa2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 66.67% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 77.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 51.89°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.3986

Complementary

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #2a3ebe

Split complementary

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #2a88be
  3. #602abe

Analogous

  1. #be602a
  2. #beaa2a
  3. #88be2a

Triadic

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #2abeaa
  3. #aa2abe

Tetradic

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #3ebe2a
  3. #2a3ebe
  4. #aa2abe

Square

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #2abe60
  3. #2a3ebe
  4. #be2a88

Monochromatic

  1. #413a0e
  2. #7f721c
  3. #beaa2a
  4. #dbc95a
  5. #e8de99

Shades

#beaa2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #ab9926
  3. #988822
  4. #85771d
  5. #726619
  6. #5f5515
  7. #4c4411
  8. #39330d
  9. #262208
  10. #131104
  11. #000000

Tints

#beaa2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #c5b33f
  3. #cbbb55
  4. #d2c46a
  5. #d8cc7f
  6. #dfd595
  7. #e5ddaa
  8. #ece6bf
  9. #f2eed4
  10. #f9f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beaa2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beaa2a
  2. #b8a633
  3. #b2a23b
  4. #ab9d44
  5. #a5994c
  6. #9f9555
  7. #99915e
  8. #938d66
  9. #8c886f
  10. #868477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba50a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca71b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfac30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7a276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beaa2a {
  color: #beaa2a;
}
Background
.bg-beaa2a {
  background-color: #beaa2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beaa2a {
  border: 2px solid #beaa2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beaa2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 170 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beaa2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beaa2a, #88be2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beaa2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 170 42 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.21 #4155d5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#beaa2a  rgb(190, 170, 42)  hsl(52, 64%, 45%)  Brass
#2a3ebe  rgb(42, 62, 190)  hsl(232, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#2abeaa  rgb(42, 190, 170)  hsl(172, 64%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#aa2abe  rgb(170, 42, 190)  hsl(292, 64%, 45%)  Dark Orchid