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#97A009

#97a009 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#97a009 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 62.75% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 63.58°, with 89.35% saturation and 33.14% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.85.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3174

Complementary

  1. #97a009
  2. #1209a0

Split complementary

  1. #97a009
  2. #094ba0
  3. #5e09a0

Analogous

  1. #a05e09
  2. #97a009
  3. #4ba009

Triadic

  1. #97a009
  2. #0997a0
  3. #a00997

Tetradic

  1. #97a009
  2. #09a012
  3. #1209a0
  4. #a00997

Square

  1. #97a009
  2. #09a05e
  3. #1209a0
  4. #a0094b

Monochromatic

  1. #121301
  2. #535805
  3. #97a009
  4. #dbe80d
  5. #ebf54d

Shades

#97a009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a009
  2. #889008
  3. #798007
  4. #6a7006
  5. #5b6005
  6. #4c5005
  7. #3c4004
  8. #2d3003
  9. #1e2002
  10. #0f1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a009
  2. #a1aa22
  3. #acb33a
  4. #b6bd53
  5. #c1c66b
  6. #cbd084
  7. #d5d99d
  8. #e0e3b5
  9. #eaecce
  10. #f5f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a009
  2. #959d15
  3. #929a21
  4. #90962d
  5. #8e9339
  6. #8c9045
  7. #898d50
  8. #878a5c
  9. #858668
  10. #828374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49c19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a009 {
  color: #97a009;
}
Background
.bg-97a009 {
  background-color: #97a009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a009 {
  border: 2px solid #97a009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 160 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 89% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a009, #4ba009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 160 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.02 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.79 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.22 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.53 #685ff6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#97a009  rgb(151, 160, 9)  hsl(64, 89%, 33%)  Brass
#1209a0  rgb(18, 9, 160)  hsl(244, 89%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0997a0  rgb(9, 151, 160)  hsl(184, 89%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#a00997  rgb(160, 9, 151)  hsl(304, 89%, 33%)  Dark Magenta