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#A09656

#a09656 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a09656 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 58.82% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.25% magenta, 46.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 51.89°, with 30.08% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.68.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2996

Complementary

  1. #a09656
  2. #5660a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09656
  2. #5685a0
  3. #7156a0

Analogous

  1. #a07156
  2. #a09656
  3. #85a056

Triadic

  1. #a09656
  2. #56a096
  3. #9656a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09656
  2. #60a056
  3. #5660a0
  4. #9656a0

Square

  1. #a09656
  2. #56a071
  3. #5660a0
  4. #a05685

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3921
  2. #6e673b
  3. #a09656
  4. #bdb685
  5. #d8d4b7

Shades

#a09656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09656
  2. #90874d
  3. #807845
  4. #70693c
  5. #605a34
  6. #504b2b
  7. #403c22
  8. #302d1a
  9. #201e11
  10. #100f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09656
  2. #aaa167
  3. #b3ab78
  4. #bdb689
  5. #c6c09a
  6. #d0cbab
  7. #d9d5bb
  8. #e3e0cc
  9. #eceadd
  10. #f6f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09656
  2. #9d945a
  3. #9a925e
  4. #968f63
  5. #938d67
  6. #908b6b
  7. #8d896f
  8. #8a8773
  9. #868478
  10. #83827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19251 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa8e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09656 {
  color: #a09656;
}
Background
.bg-a09656 {
  background-color: #a09656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09656 {
  border: 2px solid #a09656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 150 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 30% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09656, #85a056);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 150 86 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.68 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.98 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.70 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.06 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.77 #5f69a9 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09656  rgb(160, 150, 86)  hsl(52, 30%, 48%)  Brass
#5660a0  rgb(86, 96, 160)  hsl(232, 30%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#56a096  rgb(86, 160, 150)  hsl(172, 30%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#9656a0  rgb(150, 86, 160)  hsl(292, 30%, 48%)  Purpureus