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#A29F00

#a29f00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a29f00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 62.35% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.85% magenta, 100% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 58.89°, with 100% saturation and 31.76% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #a29f00
  2. #0003a2

Split complementary

  1. #a29f00
  2. #0054a2
  3. #4e00a2

Analogous

  1. #a24e00
  2. #a29f00
  3. #54a200

Triadic

  1. #a29f00
  2. #00a29f
  3. #9f00a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29f00
  2. #03a200
  3. #0003a2
  4. #9f00a2

Square

  1. #a29f00
  2. #00a24e
  3. #0003a2
  4. #a20054

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #555400
  3. #a29f00
  4. #eeea00
  5. #fffb3c

Shades

#a29f00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29f00
  2. #928f00
  3. #827f00
  4. #716f00
  5. #615f00
  6. #515000
  7. #414000
  8. #313000
  9. #202000
  10. #101000
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29f00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29f00
  2. #aba91a
  3. #b5b233
  4. #bebc4d
  5. #c7c566
  6. #d1cf80
  7. #dad999
  8. #e3e2b3
  9. #ececcc
  10. #f6f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29f00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29f00
  2. #9f9c0d
  3. #9b991a
  4. #989626
  5. #949333
  6. #919040
  7. #8e8c4d
  8. #8a895a
  9. #878666
  10. #838373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af9487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9d13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa986a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29f00 {
  color: #a29f00;
}
Background
.bg-a29f00 {
  background-color: #a29f00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29f00 {
  border: 2px solid #a29f00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29f00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 159 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29f00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29f00, #54a200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29f00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 159 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.62 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.88 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.46 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.55 #5d60ff Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#a29f00  rgb(162, 159, 0)  hsl(59, 100%, 32%)  Brass
#0003a2  rgb(0, 3, 162)  hsl(239, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#00a29f  rgb(0, 162, 159)  hsl(179, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#9f00a2  rgb(159, 0, 162)  hsl(299, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta