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#A18C19

#a18c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a18c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 50.74°, with 73.12% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 8.28.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.264

Complementary

  1. #a18c19
  2. #192ea1

Split complementary

  1. #a18c19
  2. #1972a1
  3. #4819a1

Analogous

  1. #a14819
  2. #a18c19
  3. #72a119

Triadic

  1. #a18c19
  2. #19a18c
  3. #8c19a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18c19
  2. #2ea119
  3. #192ea1
  4. #8c19a1

Square

  1. #a18c19
  2. #19a148
  3. #192ea1
  4. #a11972

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1904
  2. #5f520f
  3. #a18c19
  4. #dec229
  5. #e8d56b

Shades

#a18c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18c19
  2. #917e17
  3. #817014
  4. #716212
  5. #61540f
  6. #51460d
  7. #40380a
  8. #302a08
  9. #201c05
  10. #100e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18c19
  2. #aa9830
  3. #b4a347
  4. #bdaf5e
  5. #c7ba75
  6. #d0c68c
  7. #d9d1a3
  8. #e3ddba
  9. #ece8d1
  10. #f6f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18c19
  2. #9e8b23
  3. #9a8a2e
  4. #978838
  5. #948742
  6. #91864d
  7. #8d8557
  8. #8a8461
  9. #87826b
  10. #838176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #958c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a18f23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a18e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18c19 {
  color: #a18c19;
}
Background
.bg-a18c19 {
  background-color: #a18c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a18c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18c19, #72a119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.28 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.51 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.64 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 13.01 #5e73e6 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Brass
#a18c19  rgb(161, 140, 25)  hsl(51, 73%, 36%)  Brass
#192ea1  rgb(25, 46, 161)  hsl(231, 73%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#19a18c  rgb(25, 161, 140)  hsl(171, 73%, 36%)  Persian Green
#8c19a1  rgb(140, 25, 161)  hsl(291, 73%, 36%)  Dark Magenta