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#A1990E

#a1990e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a1990e is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 60% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.97% magenta, 91.3% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 56.73°, with 84% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.3039

Complementary

  1. #a1990e
  2. #0e16a1

Split complementary

  1. #a1990e
  2. #0e60a1
  3. #4f0ea1

Analogous

  1. #a14f0e
  2. #a1990e
  3. #60a10e

Triadic

  1. #a1990e
  2. #0ea199
  3. #990ea1

Tetradic

  1. #a1990e
  2. #16a10e
  3. #0e16a1
  4. #990ea1

Square

  1. #a1990e
  2. #0ea14f
  3. #0e16a1
  4. #a10e60

Monochromatic

  1. #141302
  2. #5b5608
  3. #a1990e
  4. #e7dc14
  5. #f0e858

Shades

#a1990e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1990e
  2. #918a0d
  3. #817a0b
  4. #716b0a
  5. #615c08
  6. #514d07
  7. #403d06
  8. #302e04
  9. #201f03
  10. #100f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1990e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1990e
  2. #aaa326
  3. #b4ad3e
  4. #bdb856
  5. #c7c26e
  6. #d0cc87
  7. #d9d69f
  8. #e3e0b7
  9. #ecebcf
  10. #f6f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1990e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1990e
  2. #9e9719
  3. #9a9425
  4. #979230
  5. #948f3c
  6. #918d47
  7. #8d8a52
  8. #8a885e
  9. #878569
  10. #838375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9777 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa981f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99267 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1990e {
  color: #a1990e;
}
Background
.bg-a1990e {
  background-color: #a1990e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1990e {
  border: 2px solid #a1990e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1990e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 153 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1990e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1990e, #60a10e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1990e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 153 14 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.86 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.66 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.35 #5e66f1 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Brass
#a1990e  rgb(161, 153, 14)  hsl(57, 84%, 34%)  Brass
#0e16a1  rgb(14, 22, 161)  hsl(237, 84%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0ea199  rgb(14, 161, 153)  hsl(177, 84%, 34%)  Persian Green
#990ea1  rgb(153, 14, 161)  hsl(297, 84%, 34%)  Dark Magenta