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#BFA34D

#bfa34d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa34d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.92% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.66% magenta, 59.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.26°, 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3781

Complementary

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #4d69bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #4da2bf
  3. #6a4dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf6a4d
  2. #bfa34d
  3. #a2bf4d

Triadic

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #4dbfa3
  3. #a34dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #69bf4d
  3. #4d69bf
  4. #a34dbf

Square

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #4dbf6a
  3. #4d69bf
  4. #bf4da2

Monochromatic

  1. #55471e
  2. #8d7733
  3. #bfa34d
  4. #d3c085
  5. #e7ddbe

Shades

#bfa34d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #ac9345
  3. #99823e
  4. #867236
  5. #73622e
  6. #605227
  7. #4c411f
  8. #393117
  9. #26210f
  10. #131008
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa34d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #c5ac5f
  3. #ccb571
  4. #d2bf82
  5. #d9c894
  6. #dfd1a6
  7. #e5dab8
  8. #ece3ca
  9. #f2eddb
  10. #f9f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa34d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa34d
  2. #b9a052
  3. #b29c57
  4. #ac995c
  5. #a69561
  6. #a09267
  7. #998e6c
  8. #938b71
  9. #8d8776
  10. #86847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a144 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa951 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca74f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa34d {
  color: #bfa34d;
}
Background
.bg-bfa34d {
  background-color: #bfa34d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa34d {
  border: 2px solid #bfa34d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa34d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 163 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa34d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa34d, #a2bf4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa34d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 163 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.26 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.46 #405cb2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa34d  rgb(191, 163, 77)  hsl(45, 47%, 53%)  Brass
#4d69bf  rgb(77, 105, 191)  hsl(225, 47%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#4dbfa3  rgb(77, 191, 163)  hsl(165, 47%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a34dbf  rgb(163, 77, 191)  hsl(285, 47%, 53%)  Purpureus