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#BFA451

#bfa451 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa451 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.31% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.14% magenta, 57.59% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.27°, with 46.22% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3822

Complementary

  1. #bfa451
  2. #516cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa451
  2. #51a3bf
  3. #6d51bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6d51
  2. #bfa451
  3. #a3bf51

Triadic

  1. #bfa451
  2. #51bfa4
  3. #a451bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa451
  2. #6cbf51
  3. #516cbf
  4. #a451bf

Square

  1. #bfa451
  2. #51bf6d
  3. #516cbf
  4. #bf51a3

Monochromatic

  1. #574920
  2. #8f7935
  3. #bfa451
  4. #d4c189
  5. #e8dec1

Shades

#bfa451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa451
  2. #ac9449
  3. #998341
  4. #867339
  5. #736231
  6. #605229
  7. #4c4220
  8. #393118
  9. #262110
  10. #131008
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa451
  2. #c5ad62
  3. #ccb674
  4. #d2bf85
  5. #d9c897
  6. #dfd2a8
  7. #e5dbb9
  8. #ece4cb
  9. #f2eddc
  10. #f9f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa451
  2. #b9a056
  3. #b29d5a
  4. #ac995f
  5. #a69664
  6. #a09269
  7. #998e6d
  8. #938b72
  9. #8d8777
  10. #86847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a58c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a249 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaa54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a34c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca753 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa451 {
  color: #bfa451;
}
Background
.bg-bfa451 {
  background-color: #bfa451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa451 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 164 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa451, #a3bf51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 164 81 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #405bae Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa451  rgb(191, 164, 81)  hsl(45, 46%, 53%)  Brass
#516cbf  rgb(81, 108, 191)  hsl(225, 46%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#51bfa4  rgb(81, 191, 164)  hsl(165, 46%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a451bf  rgb(164, 81, 191)  hsl(285, 46%, 53%)  Purpureus