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#A39428

#a39428 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a39428 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 58.04% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.2% magenta, 75.46% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 52.68°, with 60.59% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2912

Complementary

  1. #a39428
  2. #2837a3

Split complementary

  1. #a39428
  2. #2874a3
  3. #5628a3

Analogous

  1. #a35628
  2. #a39428
  3. #74a328

Triadic

  1. #a39428
  2. #28a394
  3. #9428a3

Tetradic

  1. #a39428
  2. #37a328
  3. #2837a3
  4. #9428a3

Square

  1. #a39428
  2. #28a356
  3. #2837a3
  4. #a32874

Monochromatic

  1. #28240a
  2. #665c19
  3. #a39428
  4. #d2c146
  5. #e1d583

Shades

#a39428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a39428
  2. #938524
  3. #827620
  4. #72681c
  5. #625918
  6. #524a14
  7. #413b10
  8. #312c0c
  9. #211e08
  10. #100f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#a39428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a39428
  2. #ac9f3e
  3. #b5a953
  4. #bfb469
  5. #c8bf7e
  6. #d1ca94
  7. #dad4a9
  8. #e3dfbf
  9. #edead4
  10. #f6f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a39428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a39428
  2. #a09231
  3. #9c903a
  4. #998e42
  5. #958c4b
  6. #928a54
  7. #8e885d
  8. #8b8666
  9. #87846e
  10. #848277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29013 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7952f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0897f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3911d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5952d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab8e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a39428 {
  color: #a39428;
}
Background
.bg-a39428 {
  background-color: #a39428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a39428 {
  border: 2px solid #a39428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a39428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 148 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 61% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a39428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a39428, #74a328);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a39428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 148 40 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.70 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.81 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.60 #5c6bd7 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Brass
#a39428  rgb(163, 148, 40)  hsl(53, 61%, 40%)  Brass
#2837a3  rgb(40, 55, 163)  hsl(233, 61%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#28a394  rgb(40, 163, 148)  hsl(173, 61%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9428a3  rgb(148, 40, 163)  hsl(293, 61%, 40%)  Dark Magenta