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#A3900A

#a3900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a3900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.66% magenta, 93.87% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 88.44% saturation and 33.92% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.2775

Complementary

  1. #a3900a
  2. #0a1da3

Split complementary

  1. #a3900a
  2. #0a69a3
  3. #430aa3

Analogous

  1. #a3430a
  2. #a3900a
  3. #69a30a

Triadic

  1. #a3900a
  2. #0aa390
  3. #900aa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3900a
  2. #1da30a
  3. #0a1da3
  4. #900aa3

Square

  1. #a3900a
  2. #0aa343
  3. #0a1da3
  4. #a30a69

Monochromatic

  1. #131101
  2. #5b5006
  3. #a3900a
  4. #ebd00e
  5. #f4e052

Shades

#a3900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3900a
  2. #938209
  3. #827308
  4. #726507
  5. #625606
  6. #524805
  7. #413a04
  8. #312b03
  9. #211d02
  10. #100e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3900a
  2. #ac9b23
  3. #b5a63b
  4. #bfb154
  5. #c8bc6c
  6. #d1c885
  7. #dad39d
  8. #e3deb6
  9. #ede9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3900a
  2. #a08e16
  3. #9c8d22
  4. #998b2d
  5. #958a39
  6. #928845
  7. #8e8651
  8. #8b855d
  9. #878368
  10. #848274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989072 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab8961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3900a {
  color: #a3900a;
}
Background
.bg-a3900a {
  background-color: #a3900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3900a {
  border: 2px solid #a3900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 88% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3900a, #69a30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.40 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.02 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.45 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.59 #5c6ff5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Brass
#a3900a  rgb(163, 144, 10)  hsl(53, 88%, 34%)  Brass
#0a1da3  rgb(10, 29, 163)  hsl(233, 88%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa390  rgb(10, 163, 144)  hsl(173, 88%, 34%)  Persian Green
#900aa3  rgb(144, 10, 163)  hsl(293, 88%, 34%)  Dark Magenta