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#A09506

#a09506 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a09506 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 58.43% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.87% magenta, 96.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 92.77% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.2898

Complementary

  1. #a09506
  2. #0611a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09506
  2. #065ea0
  3. #4806a0

Analogous

  1. #a04806
  2. #a09506
  3. #5ea006

Triadic

  1. #a09506
  2. #06a095
  3. #9506a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09506
  2. #11a006
  3. #0611a0
  4. #9506a0

Square

  1. #a09506
  2. #06a048
  3. #0611a0
  4. #a0065e

Monochromatic

  1. #141201
  2. #565003
  3. #a09506
  4. #eada09
  5. #f8eb47

Shades

#a09506 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09506
  2. #908605
  3. #807705
  4. #706804
  5. #605904
  6. #504b03
  7. #403c02
  8. #302d02
  9. #201e01
  10. #100f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09506 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09506
  2. #aaa01f
  3. #b3aa38
  4. #bdb551
  5. #c6bf6a
  6. #d0ca83
  7. #d9d59b
  8. #e3dfb4
  9. #eceacd
  10. #f6f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09506 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09506
  2. #9d9312
  3. #9a911e
  4. #968f2b
  5. #938d37
  6. #908b43
  7. #8d884f
  8. #8a865b
  9. #868468
  10. #838274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a48f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7951a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad8a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49514 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a88e64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09506 {
  color: #a09506;
}
Background
.bg-a09506 {
  background-color: #a09506;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09506 {
  border: 2px solid #a09506;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09506;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 149 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09506 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09506, #5ea006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09506 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 149 6 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.75 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 12.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.61 #5f6af9 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09506  rgb(160, 149, 6)  hsl(56, 93%, 33%)  Brass
#0611a0  rgb(6, 17, 160)  hsl(236, 93%, 33%)  Zaffre
#06a095  rgb(6, 160, 149)  hsl(176, 93%, 33%)  Persian Green
#9506a0  rgb(149, 6, 160)  hsl(296, 93%, 33%)  Dark Magenta