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#BFA553

#bfa553 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa553 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.61% magenta, 56.54% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.56°, with 45.76% saturation and 53.73% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.3861

Complementary

  1. #bfa553
  2. #536dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa553
  2. #53a3bf
  3. #6f53bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6f53
  2. #bfa553
  3. #a3bf53

Triadic

  1. #bfa553
  2. #53bfa5
  3. #a553bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa553
  2. #6dbf53
  3. #536dbf
  4. #a553bf

Square

  1. #bfa553
  2. #53bf6f
  3. #536dbf
  4. #bf53a3

Monochromatic

  1. #584b21
  2. #907a36
  3. #bfa553
  4. #d4c28b
  5. #e8dfc3

Shades

#bfa553 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa553
  2. #ac954b
  3. #998442
  4. #86743a
  5. #736332
  6. #60532a
  7. #4c4221
  8. #393219
  9. #262111
  10. #131108
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa553 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa553
  2. #c5ae64
  3. #ccb775
  4. #d2c087
  5. #d9c998
  6. #dfd2a9
  7. #e5dbba
  8. #ece4cb
  9. #f2eddd
  10. #f9f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa553 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa553
  2. #b9a158
  3. #b29e5c
  4. #ac9a61
  5. #a69665
  6. #a0936a
  7. #998f6e
  8. #938b73
  9. #8d8777
  10. #86847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a68d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a34b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbaa56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a44e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa553 {
  color: #bfa553;
}
Background
.bg-bfa553 {
  background-color: #bfa553;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa553 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa553;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa553;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 165 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa553 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa553, #a3bf53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa553 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 165 83 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.59 #405aac Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Brass
#bfa553  rgb(191, 165, 83)  hsl(46, 46%, 54%)  Brass
#536dbf  rgb(83, 109, 191)  hsl(226, 46%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#53bfa5  rgb(83, 191, 165)  hsl(166, 46%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a553bf  rgb(165, 83, 191)  hsl(286, 46%, 54%)  Purpureus