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#A39C19

#a39c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a39c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.29% magenta, 84.66% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 56.96°, with 73.4% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3163

Complementary

  1. #a39c19
  2. #1920a3

Split complementary

  1. #a39c19
  2. #1965a3
  3. #5719a3

Analogous

  1. #a35719
  2. #a39c19
  3. #65a319

Triadic

  1. #a39c19
  2. #19a39c
  3. #9c19a3

Tetradic

  1. #a39c19
  2. #20a319
  3. #1920a3
  4. #9c19a3

Square

  1. #a39c19
  2. #19a357
  3. #1920a3
  4. #a31965

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1d05
  2. #615d0f
  3. #a39c19
  4. #ded52a
  5. #e9e26c

Shades

#a39c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a39c19
  2. #938c17
  3. #827d14
  4. #726d12
  5. #625e0f
  6. #524e0d
  7. #413e0a
  8. #312f08
  9. #211f05
  10. #101003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a39c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a39c19
  2. #aca630
  3. #b5b047
  4. #bfba5e
  5. #c8c475
  6. #d1ce8c
  7. #dad7a3
  8. #e3e1ba
  9. #edebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a39c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a39c19
  2. #a09923
  3. #9c962e
  4. #999438
  5. #959142
  6. #928e4d
  7. #8e8b57
  8. #8b8861
  9. #87866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a39c19 {
  color: #a39c19;
}
Background
.bg-a39c19 {
  background-color: #a39c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a39c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a39c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a39c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a39c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a39c19, #65a319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a39c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.75 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.65 #5c63e6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#a39c19  rgb(163, 156, 25)  hsl(57, 73%, 37%)  Brass
#1920a3  rgb(25, 32, 163)  hsl(237, 73%, 37%)  Zaffre
#19a39c  rgb(25, 163, 156)  hsl(177, 73%, 37%)  Persian Green
#9c19a3  rgb(156, 25, 163)  hsl(297, 73%, 37%)  Dark Magenta