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#9DA511

#9da511 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9da511 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 63.24°, with 81.32% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.15.

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Relative luminance0.3412

Complementary

  1. #9da511
  2. #1911a5

Split complementary

  1. #9da511
  2. #1153a5
  3. #6311a5

Analogous

  1. #a56311
  2. #9da511
  3. #53a511

Triadic

  1. #9da511
  2. #119da5
  3. #a5119d

Tetradic

  1. #9da511
  2. #11a519
  3. #1911a5
  4. #a5119d

Square

  1. #9da511
  2. #11a563
  3. #1911a5
  4. #a51153

Monochromatic

  1. #191a03
  2. #5b600a
  3. #9da511
  4. #dce81b
  5. #e7ef60

Shades

#9da511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da511
  2. #8d950f
  3. #7e840e
  4. #6e740c
  5. #5e630a
  6. #4f5309
  7. #3f4207
  8. #2f3205
  9. #1f2103
  10. #101102
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da511
  2. #a7ae29
  3. #b1b741
  4. #bac058
  5. #c4c970
  6. #ced288
  7. #d8dba0
  8. #e2e4b8
  9. #ebedcf
  10. #f5f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da511
  2. #9aa11c
  3. #979e27
  4. #949a32
  5. #91963d
  6. #8f9349
  7. #8c8f54
  8. #898b5f
  9. #86876a
  10. #838475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea17e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa21e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a49f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da511 {
  color: #9da511;
}
Background
.bg-9da511 {
  background-color: #9da511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da511 {
  border: 2px solid #9da511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da511, #53a511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.15 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.02 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.85 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.30 #625aee Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#9da511  rgb(157, 165, 17)  hsl(63, 81%, 36%)  Brass
#1911a5  rgb(25, 17, 165)  hsl(243, 81%, 36%)  Zaffre
#119da5  rgb(17, 157, 165)  hsl(183, 81%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#a5119d  rgb(165, 17, 157)  hsl(303, 81%, 36%)  Dark Magenta