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#A29338

#a29338 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a29338 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 57.65% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.26% magenta, 65.43% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 51.51°, with 48.62% saturation and 42.75% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #a29338
  2. #3847a2

Split complementary

  1. #a29338
  2. #387ca2
  3. #5e38a2

Analogous

  1. #a25e38
  2. #a29338
  3. #7ca238

Triadic

  1. #a29338
  2. #38a293
  3. #9338a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29338
  2. #47a238
  3. #3847a2
  4. #9338a2

Square

  1. #a29338
  2. #38a25e
  3. #3847a2
  4. #a2387c

Monochromatic

  1. #302c11
  2. #695f24
  3. #a29338
  4. #c8b95f
  5. #dbd298

Shades

#a29338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29338
  2. #928432
  3. #82762d
  4. #716727
  5. #615822
  6. #514a1c
  7. #413b16
  8. #312c11
  9. #201d0b
  10. #100f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29338
  2. #ab9e4c
  3. #b5a960
  4. #beb374
  5. #c7be88
  6. #d1c99c
  7. #dad4af
  8. #e3dfc3
  9. #ece9d7
  10. #f6f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29338
  2. #9f913f
  3. #9b8f46
  4. #988d4e
  5. #948b55
  6. #918a5c
  7. #8e8863
  8. #8a866a
  9. #878472
  10. #838279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18f2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5953d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4943b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a98d6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29338 {
  color: #a29338;
}
Background
.bg-a29338 {
  background-color: #a29338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29338 {
  border: 2px solid #a29338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 147 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 49% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29338, #7ca238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 147 56 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.96 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.77 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.80 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.48 #5d6cc7 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Brass
#a29338  rgb(162, 147, 56)  hsl(52, 49%, 43%)  Brass
#3847a2  rgb(56, 71, 162)  hsl(232, 49%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#38a293  rgb(56, 162, 147)  hsl(172, 49%, 43%)  Persian Green
#9338a2  rgb(147, 56, 162)  hsl(292, 49%, 43%)  Purpureus