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#A29C19

#a29c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a29c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.7% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.37°, with 73.26% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3153

Complementary

  1. #a29c19
  2. #191fa2

Split complementary

  1. #a29c19
  2. #1964a2
  3. #5819a2

Analogous

  1. #a25819
  2. #a29c19
  3. #64a219

Triadic

  1. #a29c19
  2. #19a29c
  3. #9c19a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29c19
  2. #1fa219
  3. #191fa2
  4. #9c19a2

Square

  1. #a29c19
  2. #19a258
  3. #191fa2
  4. #a21964

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c05
  2. #605c0f
  3. #a29c19
  4. #ded629
  5. #e8e36c

Shades

#a29c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29c19
  2. #928c17
  3. #827d14
  4. #716d12
  5. #615e0f
  6. #514e0d
  7. #413e0a
  8. #312f08
  9. #201f05
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29c19
  2. #aba630
  3. #b5b047
  4. #beba5e
  5. #c7c475
  6. #d1ce8c
  7. #dad7a3
  8. #e3e1ba
  9. #ecebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29c19
  2. #9f9923
  3. #9b962e
  4. #989438
  5. #949142
  6. #918e4d
  7. #8e8b57
  8. #8a8861
  9. #87866b
  10. #838376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af9185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29c19 {
  color: #a29c19;
}
Background
.bg-a29c19 {
  background-color: #a29c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a29c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29c19, #64a219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.95 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.44 #5d63e6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Brass
#a29c19  rgb(162, 156, 25)  hsl(57, 73%, 37%)  Brass
#191fa2  rgb(25, 31, 162)  hsl(237, 73%, 37%)  Zaffre
#19a29c  rgb(25, 162, 156)  hsl(177, 73%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#9c19a2  rgb(156, 25, 162)  hsl(297, 73%, 37%)  Dark Magenta