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#9FA635

#9fa635 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fa635 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 65.1% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.07% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 63.72°, with 51.6% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.349

Complementary

  1. #9fa635
  2. #3c35a6

Split complementary

  1. #9fa635
  2. #3566a6
  3. #7535a6

Analogous

  1. #a67535
  2. #9fa635
  3. #66a635

Triadic

  1. #9fa635
  2. #359fa6
  3. #a6359f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa635
  2. #35a63c
  3. #3c35a6
  4. #a6359f

Square

  1. #9fa635
  2. #35a675
  3. #3c35a6
  4. #a63566

Monochromatic

  1. #303210
  2. #676c22
  3. #9fa635
  4. #c4cb5c
  5. #d9de96

Shades

#9fa635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa635
  2. #8f9530
  3. #7f852a
  4. #6f7425
  5. #5f6420
  6. #50531b
  7. #404215
  8. #303210
  9. #20210b
  10. #101105
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa635
  2. #a9af49
  3. #b2b85d
  4. #bcc172
  5. #c5ca86
  6. #cfd39a
  7. #d9dbae
  8. #e2e4c2
  9. #ecedd7
  10. #f5f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa635
  2. #9ca23d
  3. #999e44
  4. #969b4c
  5. #939753
  6. #90935b
  7. #8c8f62
  8. #898b6a
  9. #868871
  10. #838479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa9c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba12c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba33a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5a076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa635 {
  color: #9fa635;
}
Background
.bg-9fa635 {
  background-color: #9fa635;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa635 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 166 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 52% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa635, #66a635);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 166 53 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.94 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.90 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.27 #6059ca Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#9fa635  rgb(159, 166, 53)  hsl(64, 52%, 43%)  Brass
#3c35a6  rgb(60, 53, 166)  hsl(244, 52%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#359fa6  rgb(53, 159, 166)  hsl(184, 52%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#a6359f  rgb(166, 53, 159)  hsl(304, 52%, 43%)  Purpureus