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#A1A700

#a1a700 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a1a700 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 65.49% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 62.16°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3521

Complementary

  1. #a1a700
  2. #0600a7

Split complementary

  1. #a1a700
  2. #004da7
  3. #5a00a7

Analogous

  1. #a75a00
  2. #a1a700
  3. #4da700

Triadic

  1. #a1a700
  2. #00a1a7
  3. #a700a1

Tetradic

  1. #a1a700
  2. #00a706
  3. #0600a7
  4. #a700a1

Square

  1. #a1a700
  2. #00a75a
  3. #0600a7
  4. #a7004d

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #575b00
  3. #a1a700
  4. #ebf400
  5. #f8ff41

Shades

#a1a700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1a700
  2. #919600
  3. #818600
  4. #717500
  5. #616400
  6. #515400
  7. #404300
  8. #303200
  9. #202100
  10. #101100
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1a700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1a700
  2. #aab01a
  3. #b4b933
  4. #bdc14d
  5. #c7ca66
  6. #d0d380
  7. #d9dc99
  8. #e3e5b3
  9. #ecedcc
  10. #f6f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1a700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1a700
  2. #9ea30d
  3. #9a9f1a
  4. #979b26
  5. #949733
  6. #919440
  7. #8d904d
  8. #8a8c5a
  9. #878866
  10. #838473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a37f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a21d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea415 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1a700 {
  color: #a1a700;
}
Background
.bg-a1a700 {
  background-color: #a1a700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1a700 {
  border: 2px solid #a1a700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1a700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 167 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1a700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1a700, #4da700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1a700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 167 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 12.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.63 #5e58ff Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#a1a700  rgb(161, 167, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#0600a7  rgb(6, 0, 167)  hsl(242, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#00a1a7  rgb(0, 161, 167)  hsl(182, 100%, 33%)  Cadet Blue
#a700a1  rgb(167, 0, 161)  hsl(302, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta