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#A08F4E

#a08f4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a08f4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 56.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.62% magenta, 51.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 47.56°, with 34.45% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 8.76.

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Relative luminance0.2767

Complementary

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #4e5fa0

Split complementary

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #4e88a0
  3. #664ea0

Analogous

  1. #a0664e
  2. #a08f4e
  3. #88a04e

Triadic

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #4ea08f
  3. #8f4ea0

Tetradic

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #5fa04e
  3. #4e5fa0
  4. #8f4ea0

Square

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #4ea066
  3. #4e5fa0
  4. #a04e88

Monochromatic

  1. #39331c
  2. #6d6135
  3. #a08f4e
  4. #bfb17c
  5. #d8d0af

Shades

#a08f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #908146
  3. #80723e
  4. #706437
  5. #60562f
  6. #504827
  7. #40391f
  8. #302b17
  9. #201d10
  10. #100e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a08f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #aa9a60
  3. #b3a571
  4. #bdb183
  5. #c6bc95
  6. #d0c7a7
  7. #d9d2b8
  8. #e3ddca
  9. #ece9dc
  10. #f6f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a08f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a08f4e
  2. #9d8e53
  3. #9a8c58
  4. #968b5d
  5. #938962
  6. #908867
  7. #8d866c
  8. #8a8571
  9. #868376
  10. #83827b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8c48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab8680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a78a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a08f4e {
  color: #a08f4e;
}
Background
.bg-a08f4e {
  background-color: #a08f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a08f4e {
  border: 2px solid #a08f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a08f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 143 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a08f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a08f4e, #88a04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a08f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 143 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.76 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.50 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.81 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.05 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.11 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.46 #5f70b1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Brass
#a08f4e  rgb(160, 143, 78)  hsl(48, 34%, 47%)  Brass
#4e5fa0  rgb(78, 95, 160)  hsl(228, 34%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#4ea08f  rgb(78, 160, 143)  hsl(168, 34%, 47%)  Persian Green
#8f4ea0  rgb(143, 78, 160)  hsl(288, 34%, 47%)  Purpureus