ColorTool
Log in
#9CA00A

#9ca00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#9ca00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 61.6°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3223

Complementary

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #0e0aa0

Split complementary

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #0a51a0
  3. #590aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0590a
  2. #9ca00a
  3. #51a00a

Triadic

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #0a9ca0
  3. #a00a9c

Tetradic

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #0aa00e
  3. #0e0aa0
  4. #a00a9c

Square

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #0aa059
  3. #0e0aa0
  4. #a00a51

Monochromatic

  1. #131301
  2. #565805
  3. #9ca00a
  4. #e2e80e
  5. #f0f44f

Shades

#9ca00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #8c9009
  3. #7d8008
  4. #6d7007
  5. #5e6006
  6. #4e5005
  7. #3e4004
  8. #2f3003
  9. #1f2002
  10. #101001
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ca00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #a6aa23
  3. #b0b33b
  4. #babd54
  5. #c4c66c
  6. #ced085
  7. #d7d99d
  8. #e1e3b6
  9. #ebecce
  10. #f5f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ca00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ca00a
  2. #999d16
  3. #969a22
  4. #94962d
  5. #919339
  6. #8e9045
  7. #8b8d51
  8. #888a5d
  9. #868668
  10. #838374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79d19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a39a6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-9ca00a {
  color: #9ca00a;
}
Background
.bg-9ca00a {
  background-color: #9ca00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ca00a {
  border: 2px solid #9ca00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ca00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ca00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ca00a, #51a00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ca00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.35 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.11 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.85 #635ff5 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#9ca00a  rgb(156, 160, 10)  hsl(62, 88%, 33%)  Brass
#0e0aa0  rgb(14, 10, 160)  hsl(242, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a9ca0  rgb(10, 156, 160)  hsl(182, 88%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#a00a9c  rgb(160, 10, 156)  hsl(302, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta