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#A09331

#a09331 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a09331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 57.65% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.13% magenta, 69.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 52.97°, with 53.11% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.2856

Complementary

  1. #a09331
  2. #313ea0

Split complementary

  1. #a09331
  2. #3176a0
  3. #5b31a0

Analogous

  1. #a05b31
  2. #a09331
  3. #76a031

Triadic

  1. #a09331
  2. #31a093
  3. #9331a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09331
  2. #3ea031
  3. #313ea0
  4. #9331a0

Square

  1. #a09331
  2. #31a05b
  3. #313ea0
  4. #a03176

Monochromatic

  1. #2b270d
  2. #655d1f
  3. #a09331
  4. #cabc53
  5. #dcd38e

Shades

#a09331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09331
  2. #90842c
  3. #807627
  4. #706722
  5. #60581d
  6. #504a19
  7. #403b14
  8. #302c0f
  9. #201d0a
  10. #100f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09331
  2. #aa9e46
  3. #b3a95a
  4. #bdb36f
  5. #c6be83
  6. #d0c998
  7. #d9d4ad
  8. #e3dfc1
  9. #ece9d6
  10. #f6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09331
  2. #9d9139
  3. #9a8f41
  4. #968d49
  5. #938b51
  6. #908a59
  7. #8d8860
  8. #8a8668
  9. #868470
  10. #838278
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18f23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac897f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39435 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a78d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09331 {
  color: #a09331;
}
Background
.bg-a09331 {
  background-color: #a09331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09331 {
  border: 2px solid #a09331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 147 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 53% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09331, #76a031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 147 49 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.05 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.11 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.56 #5f6cce Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09331  rgb(160, 147, 49)  hsl(53, 53%, 41%)  Brass
#313ea0  rgb(49, 62, 160)  hsl(233, 53%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#31a093  rgb(49, 160, 147)  hsl(173, 53%, 41%)  Persian Green
#9331a0  rgb(147, 49, 160)  hsl(293, 53%, 41%)  Dark Magenta