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#A09C00

#a09c00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a09c00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 61.18% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 100% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 58.5°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3125

Complementary

  1. #a09c00
  2. #0004a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09c00
  2. #0054a0
  3. #4c00a0

Analogous

  1. #a04c00
  2. #a09c00
  3. #54a000

Triadic

  1. #a09c00
  2. #00a09c
  3. #9c00a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09c00
  2. #04a000
  3. #0004a0
  4. #9c00a0

Square

  1. #a09c00
  2. #00a04c
  3. #0004a0
  4. #a00054

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #535100
  3. #a09c00
  4. #ece700
  5. #fffa3a

Shades

#a09c00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09c00
  2. #908c00
  3. #807d00
  4. #706d00
  5. #605e00
  6. #504e00
  7. #403e00
  8. #302f00
  9. #201f00
  10. #101000
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09c00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09c00
  2. #aaa61a
  3. #b3b033
  4. #bdba4d
  5. #c6c466
  6. #d0ce80
  7. #d9d799
  8. #e3e1b3
  9. #ecebcc
  10. #f6f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09c00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09c00
  2. #9d990d
  3. #9a961a
  4. #969426
  5. #939133
  6. #908e40
  7. #8d8b4d
  8. #8a885a
  9. #868666
  10. #838373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89b12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a89568 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09c00 {
  color: #a09c00;
}
Background
.bg-a09c00 {
  background-color: #a09c00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09c00 {
  border: 2px solid #a09c00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09c00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 156 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09c00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09c00, #54a000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09c00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 156 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.07 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.85 #5f63ff Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09c00  rgb(160, 156, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 31%)  Brass
#0004a0  rgb(0, 4, 160)  hsl(239, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre
#00a09c  rgb(0, 160, 156)  hsl(179, 100%, 31%)  Light Sea Green
#9c00a0  rgb(156, 0, 160)  hsl(299, 100%, 31%)  Dark Magenta