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#BFA24D

#bfa24d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa24d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.53% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.18% magenta, 59.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.74°, with 47.11% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.3745

Complementary

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #4d6abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #4da3bf
  3. #694dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf694d
  2. #bfa24d
  3. #a3bf4d

Triadic

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #4dbfa2
  3. #a24dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #6abf4d
  3. #4d6abf
  4. #a24dbf

Square

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #4dbf69
  3. #4d6abf
  4. #bf4da3

Monochromatic

  1. #55471e
  2. #8d7633
  3. #bfa24d
  4. #d3bf85
  5. #e7ddbe

Shades

#bfa24d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #ac9245
  3. #99823e
  4. #867136
  5. #73612e
  6. #605127
  7. #4c411f
  8. #393117
  9. #26200f
  10. #131008
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa24d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #c5ab5f
  3. #ccb571
  4. #d2be82
  5. #d9c794
  6. #dfd1a6
  7. #e5dab8
  8. #ece3ca
  9. #f2ecdb
  10. #f9f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa24d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa24d
  2. #b99f52
  3. #b29b57
  4. #ac985c
  5. #a69461
  6. #a09167
  7. #998e6c
  8. #938a71
  9. #8d8776
  10. #86837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a48a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd968f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba64f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa24d {
  color: #bfa24d;
}
Background
.bg-bfa24d {
  background-color: #bfa24d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa24d {
  border: 2px solid #bfa24d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa24d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 162 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa24d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa24d, #a3bf4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa24d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 162 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.62 #405db2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa24d  rgb(191, 162, 77)  hsl(45, 47%, 53%)  Brass
#4d6abf  rgb(77, 106, 191)  hsl(225, 47%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#4dbfa2  rgb(77, 191, 162)  hsl(165, 47%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a24dbf  rgb(162, 77, 191)  hsl(285, 47%, 53%)  Purpureus