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#9FA331

#9fa331 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fa331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.94% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 62.11°, 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.74.

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Relative luminance0.3379

Complementary

  1. #9fa331
  2. #3531a3

Split complementary

  1. #9fa331
  2. #3166a3
  3. #6e31a3

Analogous

  1. #a36e31
  2. #9fa331
  3. #66a331

Triadic

  1. #9fa331
  2. #319fa3
  3. #a3319f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa331
  2. #31a335
  3. #3531a3
  4. #a3319f

Square

  1. #9fa331
  2. #31a36e
  3. #3531a3
  4. #a33166

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d0e
  2. #66681f
  3. #9fa331
  4. #c8cc55
  5. #dbdd90

Shades

#9fa331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa331
  2. #8f932c
  3. #7f8227
  4. #6f7222
  5. #5f621d
  6. #505219
  7. #404114
  8. #30310f
  9. #20210a
  10. #101005
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa331
  2. #a9ac46
  3. #b2b55a
  4. #bcbf6f
  5. #c5c883
  6. #cfd198
  7. #d9daad
  8. #e2e3c1
  9. #ecedd6
  10. #f5f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa331
  2. #9ca039
  3. #999c41
  4. #969949
  5. #939551
  6. #909259
  7. #8c8e60
  8. #898b68
  9. #868770
  10. #838478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09c1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99f27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa331 {
  color: #9fa331;
}
Background
.bg-9fa331 {
  background-color: #9fa331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa331 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 54% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa331, #66a331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.89 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.69 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.77 #605cce Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#9fa331  rgb(159, 163, 49)  hsl(62, 54%, 42%)  Brass
#3531a3  rgb(53, 49, 163)  hsl(242, 54%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#319fa3  rgb(49, 159, 163)  hsl(182, 54%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#a3319f  rgb(163, 49, 159)  hsl(302, 54%, 42%)  Purpureus