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#BFA237

#bfa237 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfa237 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.53% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.3719

Complementary

  1. #bfa237
  2. #3754bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa237
  2. #3798bf
  3. #5e37bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5e37
  2. #bfa237
  3. #98bf37

Triadic

  1. #bfa237
  2. #37bfa2
  3. #a237bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa237
  2. #54bf37
  3. #3754bf
  4. #a237bf

Square

  1. #bfa237
  2. #37bf5e
  3. #3754bf
  4. #bf3798

Monochromatic

  1. #483d15
  2. #847026
  3. #bfa237
  4. #d5bf6d
  5. #e6d9a9

Shades

#bfa237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa237
  2. #ac9232
  3. #99822c
  4. #867127
  5. #736121
  6. #60511c
  7. #4c4116
  8. #393111
  9. #26200b
  10. #131006
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa237
  2. #c5ab4b
  3. #ccb55f
  4. #d2be73
  5. #d9c787
  6. #dfd19b
  7. #e5daaf
  8. #ece3c3
  9. #f2ecd7
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa237
  2. #b99f3e
  3. #b29b46
  4. #ac984d
  5. #a69454
  6. #a0915c
  7. #998e63
  8. #938a6a
  9. #8d8771
  10. #868379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa83d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce958c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a02e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca63b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89a74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa237 {
  color: #bfa237;
}
Background
.bg-bfa237 {
  background-color: #bfa237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa237 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 162 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa237, #98bf37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 162 55 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.95 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.56 #405dc8 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa237  rgb(191, 162, 55)  hsl(47, 55%, 48%)  Brass
#3754bf  rgb(55, 84, 191)  hsl(227, 55%, 48%)  Sapphire
#37bfa2  rgb(55, 191, 162)  hsl(167, 55%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a237bf  rgb(162, 55, 191)  hsl(287, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid