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#A09C4E

#a09c4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a09c4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 61.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 51.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 57.07°, 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.318

Complementary

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #4e52a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #4e7ba0
  3. #734ea0

Analogous

  1. #a0734e
  2. #a09c4e
  3. #7ba04e

Triadic

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #4ea09c
  3. #9c4ea0

Tetradic

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #52a04e
  3. #4e52a0
  4. #9c4ea0

Square

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #4ea073
  3. #4e52a0
  4. #a04e7b

Monochromatic

  1. #39381c
  2. #6d6a35
  3. #a09c4e
  4. #bfbc7c
  5. #d8d6af

Shades

#a09c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #908c46
  3. #807d3e
  4. #706d37
  5. #605e2f
  6. #504e27
  7. #403e1f
  8. #302f17
  9. #201f10
  10. #101008
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #aaa660
  3. #b3b071
  4. #bdba83
  5. #c6c495
  6. #d0cea7
  7. #d9d7b8
  8. #e3e1ca
  9. #ecebdc
  10. #f6f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09c4e
  2. #9d9953
  3. #9a9658
  4. #96945d
  5. #939162
  6. #908e67
  7. #8d8b6c
  8. #8a8871
  9. #868676
  10. #83837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79747 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4994a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69b50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69777 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09c4e {
  color: #a09c4e;
}
Background
.bg-a09c4e {
  background-color: #a09c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09c4e {
  border: 2px solid #a09c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09c4e, #7ba04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.73 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.03 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.42 #5f63b1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09c4e  rgb(160, 156, 78)  hsl(57, 34%, 47%)  Brass
#4e52a0  rgb(78, 82, 160)  hsl(237, 34%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#4ea09c  rgb(78, 160, 156)  hsl(177, 34%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#9c4ea0  rgb(156, 78, 160)  hsl(297, 34%, 47%)  Purpureus