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#A09D14

#a09d14 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a09d14 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 61.57% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.87% magenta, 87.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 77.78% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3164

Complementary

  1. #a09d14
  2. #1417a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09d14
  2. #145da0
  3. #5714a0

Analogous

  1. #a05714
  2. #a09d14
  3. #5da014

Triadic

  1. #a09d14
  2. #14a09d
  3. #9d14a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09d14
  2. #17a014
  3. #1417a0
  4. #9d14a0

Square

  1. #a09d14
  2. #14a057
  3. #1417a0
  4. #a0145d

Monochromatic

  1. #181803
  2. #5c5a0b
  3. #a09d14
  4. #e3df1e
  5. #ebe862

Shades

#a09d14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09d14
  2. #908d12
  3. #807e10
  4. #706e0e
  5. #605e0c
  6. #504f0a
  7. #403f08
  8. #302f06
  9. #201f04
  10. #101002
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09d14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09d14
  2. #aaa72c
  3. #b3b143
  4. #bdba5b
  5. #c6c472
  6. #d0ce8a
  7. #d9d8a1
  8. #e3e2b9
  9. #ecebd0
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09d14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09d14
  2. #9d9a1f
  3. #9a972a
  4. #969434
  5. #93913f
  6. #908f4a
  7. #8d8c55
  8. #8a8960
  9. #86866a
  10. #838375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9b23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8976a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09d14 {
  color: #a09d14;
}
Background
.bg-a09d14 {
  background-color: #a09d14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09d14 {
  border: 2px solid #a09d14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09d14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 157 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 78% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09d14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09d14, #5da014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09d14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 157 20 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.31 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.35 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.87 #5f62eb Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#a09d14  rgb(160, 157, 20)  hsl(59, 78%, 35%)  Brass
#1417a0  rgb(20, 23, 160)  hsl(239, 78%, 35%)  Zaffre
#14a09d  rgb(20, 160, 157)  hsl(179, 78%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#9d14a0  rgb(157, 20, 160)  hsl(299, 78%, 35%)  Dark Magenta