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#A39E00

#a39e00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a39e00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 61.96% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.07% magenta, 100% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 58.16°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3224

Complementary

  1. #a39e00
  2. #0005a3

Split complementary

  1. #a39e00
  2. #0056a3
  3. #4c00a3

Analogous

  1. #a34c00
  2. #a39e00
  3. #56a300

Triadic

  1. #a39e00
  2. #00a39e
  3. #9e00a3

Tetradic

  1. #a39e00
  2. #05a300
  3. #0005a3
  4. #9e00a3

Square

  1. #a39e00
  2. #00a34c
  3. #0005a3
  4. #a30056

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #565400
  3. #a39e00
  4. #efe800
  5. #fff93d

Shades

#a39e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a39e00
  2. #938e00
  3. #827e00
  4. #726f00
  5. #625f00
  6. #524f00
  7. #413f00
  8. #312f00
  9. #212000
  10. #101000
  11. #000000

Tints

#a39e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a39e00
  2. #aca81a
  3. #b5b133
  4. #bfbb4d
  5. #c8c566
  6. #d1cf80
  7. #dad899
  8. #e3e2b3
  9. #edeccc
  10. #f6f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a39e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a39e00
  2. #a09b0d
  3. #9c981a
  4. #999526
  5. #959233
  6. #928f40
  7. #8e8c4d
  8. #8b895a
  9. #878666
  10. #848373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9d12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab976a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a39e00 {
  color: #a39e00;
}
Background
.bg-a39e00 {
  background-color: #a39e00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a39e00 {
  border: 2px solid #a39e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a39e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 158 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a39e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a39e00, #56a300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a39e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 158 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.72 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.20 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.24 #5c61ff Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#a39e00  rgb(163, 158, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 32%)  Brass
#0005a3  rgb(0, 5, 163)  hsl(238, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#00a39e  rgb(0, 163, 158)  hsl(178, 100%, 32%)  Light Sea Green
#9e00a3  rgb(158, 0, 163)  hsl(298, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta