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#A19829

#a19829 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a19829 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 59.61% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.59% magenta, 74.53% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 55.5°, with 59.41% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3019

Complementary

  1. #a19829
  2. #2932a1

Split complementary

  1. #a19829
  2. #296ea1
  3. #5c29a1

Analogous

  1. #a15c29
  2. #a19829
  3. #6ea129

Triadic

  1. #a19829
  2. #29a198
  3. #9829a1

Tetradic

  1. #a19829
  2. #32a129
  3. #2932a1
  4. #9829a1

Square

  1. #a19829
  2. #29a15c
  3. #2932a1
  4. #a1296e

Monochromatic

  1. #27250a
  2. #645e19
  3. #a19829
  4. #d0c646
  5. #e0d983

Shades

#a19829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a19829
  2. #918925
  3. #817a21
  4. #716a1d
  5. #615b19
  6. #514c15
  7. #403d10
  8. #302e0c
  9. #201e08
  10. #100f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#a19829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a19829
  2. #aaa23e
  3. #b4ad54
  4. #bdb769
  5. #c7c17f
  6. #d0cc94
  7. #d9d6a9
  8. #e3e0bf
  9. #ecead4
  10. #f6f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a19829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a19829
  2. #9e9632
  3. #9a933a
  4. #979143
  5. #948e4c
  6. #918c55
  7. #8d8a5d
  8. #8a8766
  9. #87856f
  10. #838277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69314 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad8d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4951e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6982e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a19829 {
  color: #a19829;
}
Background
.bg-a19829 {
  background-color: #a19829;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a19829 {
  border: 2px solid #a19829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a19829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 152 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 59% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a19829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a19829, #6ea129);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a19829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 152 41 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.33 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.49 #5e67d6 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Brass
#a19829  rgb(161, 152, 41)  hsl(56, 59%, 40%)  Brass
#2932a1  rgb(41, 50, 161)  hsl(236, 59%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#29a198  rgb(41, 161, 152)  hsl(176, 59%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9829a1  rgb(152, 41, 161)  hsl(296, 59%, 40%)  Dark Magenta