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#A0A01F

#a0a01f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a0a01f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 62.75% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.63% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 67.54% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3271

Complementary

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #1f1fa0

Split complementary

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #1f5fa0
  3. #5f1fa0

Analogous

  1. #a05f1f
  2. #a0a01f
  3. #5fa01f

Triadic

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #1fa0a0
  3. #a01fa0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #1fa01f
  3. #1f1fa0
  4. #a01fa0

Square

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #1fa05f
  3. #1f1fa0
  4. #a01f5f

Monochromatic

  1. #202006
  2. #606013
  3. #a0a01f
  4. #d8d834
  5. #e4e474

Shades

#a0a01f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #90901c
  3. #808019
  4. #707016
  5. #606013
  6. #505010
  7. #40400c
  8. #303009
  9. #202006
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a01f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #aaaa35
  3. #b3b34c
  4. #bdbd62
  5. #c6c679
  6. #d0d08f
  7. #d9d9a5
  8. #e3e3bc
  9. #ececd2
  10. #f6f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a01f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a01f
  2. #9d9d29
  3. #9a9a32
  4. #96963c
  5. #939346
  6. #909050
  7. #8d8d59
  8. #8a8a63
  9. #86866d
  10. #838376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9d7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89c0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99e27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79a6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a01f {
  color: #a0a01f;
}
Background
.bg-a0a01f {
  background-color: #a0a01f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a01f {
  border: 2px solid #a0a01f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a01f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 160 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 68% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a01f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a01f, #5fa01f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a01f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 160 31 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.24 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.01 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.35 #5f5fe0 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Brass
#a0a01f  rgb(160, 160, 31)  hsl(60, 68%, 37%)  Brass
#1f1fa0  rgb(31, 31, 160)  hsl(240, 68%, 37%)  Zaffre
#1fa0a0  rgb(31, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 68%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a01fa0  rgb(160, 31, 160)  hsl(300, 68%, 37%)  Dark Magenta