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#A3A00A

#a3a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a3a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.84% magenta, 93.87% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 58.82°, 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3295

Complementary

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #0a0da3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #0a5aa3
  3. #530aa3

Analogous

  1. #a3530a
  2. #a3a00a
  3. #5aa30a

Triadic

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #0aa3a0
  3. #a00aa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #0da30a
  3. #0a0da3
  4. #a00aa3

Square

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #0aa353
  3. #0a0da3
  4. #a30a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #131301
  2. #5b5906
  3. #a3a00a
  4. #ebe70e
  5. #f4f152

Shades

#a3a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #939009
  3. #828008
  4. #727007
  5. #626006
  6. #525005
  7. #414004
  8. #313003
  9. #212002
  10. #101001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #acaa23
  3. #b5b33b
  4. #bfbd54
  5. #c8c66c
  6. #d1d085
  7. #dad99d
  8. #e3e3b6
  9. #edecce
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a00a
  2. #a09d16
  3. #9c9a22
  4. #99962d
  5. #959339
  6. #929045
  7. #8e8d51
  8. #8b8a5d
  9. #878668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9e19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a00a {
  color: #a3a00a;
}
Background
.bg-a3a00a {
  background-color: #a3a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a00a {
  border: 2px solid #a3a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 88% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a00a, #5aa30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.71 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.36 #5c5ff5 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Brass
#a3a00a  rgb(163, 160, 10)  hsl(59, 88%, 34%)  Brass
#0a0da3  rgb(10, 13, 163)  hsl(239, 88%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa3a0  rgb(10, 163, 160)  hsl(179, 88%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a00aa3  rgb(160, 10, 163)  hsl(299, 88%, 34%)  Dark Magenta