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#A28D4E

#a28d4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a28d4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 55.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.96% magenta, 51.85% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 35% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 9.57.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #4e63a2

Split complementary

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #4e8da2
  3. #634ea2

Analogous

  1. #a2634e
  2. #a28d4e
  3. #8da24e

Triadic

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #4ea28d
  3. #8d4ea2

Tetradic

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #63a24e
  3. #4e63a2
  4. #8d4ea2

Square

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #4ea263
  3. #4e63a2
  4. #a24e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b331c
  2. #6e6035
  3. #a28d4e
  4. #c0af7c
  5. #d9cfb0

Shades

#a28d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #927f46
  3. #82713e
  4. #716337
  5. #61552f
  6. #514727
  7. #41381f
  8. #312a17
  9. #201c10
  10. #100e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #ab9860
  3. #b5a471
  4. #beaf83
  5. #c7bb95
  6. #d1c6a7
  7. #dad1b8
  8. #e3ddca
  9. #ece8dc
  10. #f6f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28d4e
  2. #9f8c53
  3. #9b8a58
  4. #98895d
  5. #948862
  6. #918767
  7. #8e856c
  8. #8a8471
  9. #878376
  10. #83817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #978e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9150 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad847e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0904f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9886e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28d4e {
  color: #a28d4e;
}
Background
.bg-a28d4e {
  background-color: #a28d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28d4e {
  border: 2px solid #a28d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 141 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28d4e, #8da24e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 141 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.57 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.79 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.14 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.62 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.07 #5d72b1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Brass
#a28d4e  rgb(162, 141, 78)  hsl(45, 35%, 47%)  Brass
#4e63a2  rgb(78, 99, 162)  hsl(225, 35%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#4ea28d  rgb(78, 162, 141)  hsl(165, 35%, 47%)  Persian Green
#8d4ea2  rgb(141, 78, 162)  hsl(285, 35%, 47%)  Purpureus