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#BFA034

#bfa034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 62.75% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.23% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 46.62°, with 57.2% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3647

Complementary

  1. #bfa034
  2. #3453bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa034
  2. #3499bf
  3. #5b34bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5b34
  2. #bfa034
  3. #99bf34

Triadic

  1. #bfa034
  2. #34bfa0
  3. #a034bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa034
  2. #53bf34
  3. #3453bf
  4. #a034bf

Square

  1. #bfa034
  2. #34bf5b
  3. #3453bf
  4. #bf3499

Monochromatic

  1. #473b13
  2. #836e24
  3. #bfa034
  4. #d6be69
  5. #e7d8a5

Shades

#bfa034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa034
  2. #ac902f
  3. #99802a
  4. #867024
  5. #73601f
  6. #60501a
  7. #4c4015
  8. #393010
  9. #26200a
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa034
  2. #c5aa48
  3. #ccb35d
  4. #d2bd71
  5. #d9c685
  6. #dfd09a
  7. #e5d9ae
  8. #ece3c2
  9. #f2ecd6
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa034
  2. #b99d3c
  3. #b29a43
  4. #ac964b
  5. #a69352
  6. #a0905a
  7. #998d62
  8. #938a69
  9. #8d8671
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a73a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79e2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c99872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa034 {
  color: #bfa034;
}
Background
.bg-bfa034 {
  background-color: #bfa034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa034 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 57% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa034, #99bf34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.16 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.02 #405fcb Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa034  rgb(191, 160, 52)  hsl(47, 57%, 48%)  Brass
#3453bf  rgb(52, 83, 191)  hsl(227, 57%, 48%)  Sapphire
#34bfa0  rgb(52, 191, 160)  hsl(167, 57%, 48%)  Mint
#a034bf  rgb(160, 52, 191)  hsl(287, 57%, 48%)  Dark Orchid