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#BBA714

#bba714 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bba714 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 65.49% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.7% magenta, 89.3% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 52.81°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3825

Complementary

  1. #bba714
  2. #1428bb

Split complementary

  1. #bba714
  2. #147cbb
  3. #5314bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5314
  2. #bba714
  3. #7cbb14

Triadic

  1. #bba714
  2. #14bba7
  3. #a714bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba714
  2. #28bb14
  3. #1428bb
  4. #a714bb

Square

  1. #bba714
  2. #14bb53
  3. #1428bb
  4. #bb147c

Monochromatic

  1. #312c05
  2. #76690d
  3. #bba714
  4. #e9d332
  5. #f1e277

Shades

#bba714 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba714
  2. #a89612
  3. #968610
  4. #83750e
  5. #70640c
  6. #5e540a
  7. #4b4308
  8. #383206
  9. #252104
  10. #131102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba714 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba714
  2. #c2b02c
  3. #c9b943
  4. #cfc15b
  5. #d6ca72
  6. #ddd38a
  7. #e4dca1
  8. #ebe5b9
  9. #f1edd0
  10. #f8f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba714 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba714
  2. #b5a31f
  3. #af9f2a
  4. #a99b34
  5. #a3973f
  6. #9e944a
  7. #989055
  8. #928c60
  9. #8c886a
  10. #868475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba714 {
  color: #bba714;
}
Background
.bg-bba714 {
  background-color: #bba714;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba714 {
  border: 2px solid #bba714;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba714;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 167 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba714 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba714, #7cbb14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba714 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 167 20 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.45 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.33 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 9.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.99 #4458eb Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#bba714  rgb(187, 167, 20)  hsl(53, 81%, 41%)  Brass
#1428bb  rgb(20, 40, 187)  hsl(233, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#14bba7  rgb(20, 187, 167)  hsl(173, 81%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a714bb  rgb(167, 20, 187)  hsl(293, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid