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#9CA331

#9ca331 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9ca331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.94% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 63.68°, with 53.77% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.3348

Complementary

  1. #9ca331
  2. #3831a3

Split complementary

  1. #9ca331
  2. #3163a3
  3. #7131a3

Analogous

  1. #a37131
  2. #9ca331
  3. #63a331

Triadic

  1. #9ca331
  2. #319ca3
  3. #a3319c

Tetradic

  1. #9ca331
  2. #31a338
  3. #3831a3
  4. #a3319c

Square

  1. #9ca331
  2. #31a371
  3. #3831a3
  4. #a33163

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2d0e
  2. #64681f
  3. #9ca331
  4. #c4cc55
  5. #d9dd90

Shades

#9ca331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ca331
  2. #8c932c
  3. #7d8227
  4. #6d7222
  5. #5e621d
  6. #4e5219
  7. #3e4114
  8. #2f310f
  9. #1f210a
  10. #101005
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ca331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ca331
  2. #a6ac46
  3. #b0b55a
  4. #babf6f
  5. #c4c883
  6. #ced198
  7. #d7daad
  8. #e1e3c1
  9. #ebedd6
  10. #f5f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ca331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ca331
  2. #99a039
  3. #969c41
  4. #949949
  5. #919551
  6. #8e9259
  7. #8b8e60
  8. #888b68
  9. #868770
  10. #838478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9f7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9e39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89e27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a29d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ca331 {
  color: #9ca331;
}
Background
.bg-9ca331 {
  background-color: #9ca331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ca331 {
  border: 2px solid #9ca331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ca331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 54% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ca331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ca331, #63a331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ca331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.52 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.42 #635cce Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#9ca331  rgb(156, 163, 49)  hsl(64, 54%, 42%)  Brass
#3831a3  rgb(56, 49, 163)  hsl(244, 54%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#319ca3  rgb(49, 156, 163)  hsl(184, 54%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#a3319c  rgb(163, 49, 156)  hsl(304, 54%, 42%)  Deep Plum