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#A39655

#a39655 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a39655 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 58.82% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 31.45% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.3026

Complementary

  1. #a39655
  2. #5562a3

Split complementary

  1. #a39655
  2. #5589a3
  3. #6f55a3

Analogous

  1. #a36f55
  2. #a39655
  3. #89a355

Triadic

  1. #a39655
  2. #55a396
  3. #9655a3

Tetradic

  1. #a39655
  2. #62a355
  3. #5562a3
  4. #9655a3

Square

  1. #a39655
  2. #55a36f
  3. #5562a3
  4. #a35589

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3921
  2. #71683b
  3. #a39655
  4. #bfb685
  5. #dad4b7

Shades

#a39655 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a39655
  2. #93874d
  3. #827844
  4. #72693c
  5. #625a33
  6. #524b2b
  7. #413c22
  8. #312d1a
  9. #211e11
  10. #100f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a39655 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a39655
  2. #aca166
  3. #b5ab77
  4. #bfb688
  5. #c8c099
  6. #d1cbaa
  7. #dad5bb
  8. #e3e0cc
  9. #edeadd
  10. #f6f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a39655 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a39655
  2. #a09459
  3. #9c925e
  4. #998f62
  5. #958d66
  6. #928b6b
  7. #8e896f
  8. #8b8773
  9. #878477
  10. #84827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19350 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad8e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29452 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49757 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a39655 {
  color: #a39655;
}
Background
.bg-a39655 {
  background-color: #a39655;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a39655 {
  border: 2px solid #a39655;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a39655;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 150 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a39655 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a39655, #89a355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a39655 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 150 85 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.28 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.69 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.10 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.17 #5c69aa Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Brass
#a39655  rgb(163, 150, 85)  hsl(50, 31%, 49%)  Brass
#5562a3  rgb(85, 98, 163)  hsl(230, 31%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#55a396  rgb(85, 163, 150)  hsl(170, 31%, 49%)  Persian Green
#9655a3  rgb(150, 85, 163)  hsl(290, 31%, 49%)  Purpureus