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#A19C19

#a19c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a19c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.11% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 57.79°, 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3142

Complementary

  1. #a19c19
  2. #191ea1

Split complementary

  1. #a19c19
  2. #1962a1
  3. #5819a1

Analogous

  1. #a15819
  2. #a19c19
  3. #62a119

Triadic

  1. #a19c19
  2. #19a19c
  3. #9c19a1

Tetradic

  1. #a19c19
  2. #1ea119
  3. #191ea1
  4. #9c19a1

Square

  1. #a19c19
  2. #19a158
  3. #191ea1
  4. #a11962

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c04
  2. #5f5c0f
  3. #a19c19
  4. #ded729
  5. #e8e36b

Shades

#a19c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a19c19
  2. #918c17
  3. #817d14
  4. #716d12
  5. #615e0f
  6. #514e0d
  7. #403e0a
  8. #302f08
  9. #201f05
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a19c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a19c19
  2. #aaa630
  3. #b4b047
  4. #bdba5e
  5. #c7c475
  6. #d0ce8c
  7. #d9d7a3
  8. #e3e1ba
  9. #ecebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a19c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a19c19
  2. #9e9923
  3. #9a962e
  4. #979438
  5. #949142
  6. #918e4d
  7. #8d8b57
  8. #8a8861
  9. #87866b
  10. #838376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a19c19 {
  color: #a19c19;
}
Background
.bg-a19c19 {
  background-color: #a19c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a19c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a19c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a19c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a19c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a19c19, #62a119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a19c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.15 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.56 #5e63e6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Brass
#a19c19  rgb(161, 156, 25)  hsl(58, 73%, 36%)  Brass
#191ea1  rgb(25, 30, 161)  hsl(238, 73%, 36%)  Zaffre
#19a19c  rgb(25, 161, 156)  hsl(178, 73%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#9c19a1  rgb(156, 25, 161)  hsl(298, 73%, 36%)  Dark Magenta