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#A2A500

#a2a500 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2a500 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 64.71% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 61.09°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.3459

Complementary

  1. #a2a500
  2. #0300a5

Split complementary

  1. #a2a500
  2. #004fa5
  3. #5500a5

Analogous

  1. #a55500
  2. #a2a500
  3. #4fa500

Triadic

  1. #a2a500
  2. #00a2a5
  3. #a500a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a500
  2. #00a503
  3. #0300a5
  4. #a500a2

Square

  1. #a2a500
  2. #00a555
  3. #0300a5
  4. #a5004f

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #575800
  3. #a2a500
  4. #edf100
  5. #fcff3f

Shades

#a2a500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a500
  2. #929500
  3. #828400
  4. #717400
  5. #616300
  6. #515300
  7. #414200
  8. #313200
  9. #202100
  10. #101100
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a500
  2. #abae1a
  3. #b5b733
  4. #bec04d
  5. #c7c966
  6. #d1d280
  7. #dadb99
  8. #e3e4b3
  9. #ecedcc
  10. #f6f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a500
  2. #9fa10d
  3. #9b9e1a
  4. #989a26
  5. #949633
  6. #919340
  7. #8e8f4d
  8. #8a8b5a
  9. #878766
  10. #838473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a17e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a11c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada214 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a500 {
  color: #a2a500;
}
Background
.bg-a2a500 {
  background-color: #a2a500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a500 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 165 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a500, #4fa500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 165 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.14 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.56 #5d5aff Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#a2a500  rgb(162, 165, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 32%)  Brass
#0300a5  rgb(3, 0, 165)  hsl(241, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#00a2a5  rgb(0, 162, 165)  hsl(181, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#a500a2  rgb(165, 0, 162)  hsl(301, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta