Brassy Color

#d5ab2c

Brassy is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #2a54d3
Complementary Color #2b55d5
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Brassy Color Sample
Brassy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5ab2c

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Brassy Color. The Leprous Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Citrus Spice (#e2cd52) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2b55d5 is the best complementary color to Brassy. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5ab2c complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #d5562b and #aad52b. Thus found on the left and right of #d5ab2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Atlantis colors as they work well with Brassy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brassy palette consists of #562bd5 and #2baad5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b55d5). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #d5ab2c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #d5ab2c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brassy. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brassy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5ab2c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brassy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2b55d5) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bd5aa and #d52b55.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5ab2c is made of 50% red, 40% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Brassy has a hue angle of 45.09°, a saturation of 66.8% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5ab2c is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 66.28% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5ab2c
RGB Decimal rgb(213,171,44)
RGB Percentage 50%, 40%, 10%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 66.28, 16.47
HSL hsl(45.09,66.8%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.09,79.34%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.8619,3.5026,65.9001)
XYZ xyz(42.4581,43.4538,8.5325)
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