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#A3A036

#a3a036 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a3a036 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 62.75% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.84% magenta, 66.87% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 58.35°, with 50.23% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.3319

Complementary

  1. #a3a036
  2. #3639a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a036
  2. #3670a3
  3. #6a36a3

Analogous

  1. #a36a36
  2. #a3a036
  3. #70a336

Triadic

  1. #a3a036
  2. #36a3a0
  3. #a036a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a036
  2. #39a336
  3. #3639a3
  4. #a036a3

Square

  1. #a3a036
  2. #36a36a
  3. #3639a3
  4. #a33670

Monochromatic

  1. #302f10
  2. #6a6823
  3. #a3a036
  4. #c9c65c
  5. #dcda96

Shades

#a3a036 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a036
  2. #939031
  3. #82802b
  4. #727026
  5. #626020
  6. #52501b
  7. #414016
  8. #313010
  9. #21200b
  10. #101005
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a036 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a036
  2. #acaa4a
  3. #b5b35e
  4. #bfbd72
  5. #c8c686
  6. #d1d09b
  7. #dad9af
  8. #e3e3c3
  9. #edecd7
  10. #f6f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a036 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a036
  2. #a09d3d
  3. #9c9a45
  4. #99964c
  5. #959354
  6. #92905b
  7. #8e8d62
  8. #8b8a6a
  9. #878671
  10. #848379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9a27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9e3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9f3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9a72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a036 {
  color: #a3a036;
}
Background
.bg-a3a036 {
  background-color: #a3a036;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a036 {
  border: 2px solid #a3a036;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a036;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 160 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 50% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a036 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a036, #70a336);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a036 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 160 54 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.53 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.30 #5c5fc9 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#a3a036  rgb(163, 160, 54)  hsl(58, 50%, 43%)  Brass
#3639a3  rgb(54, 57, 163)  hsl(238, 50%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#36a3a0  rgb(54, 163, 160)  hsl(178, 50%, 43%)  Verdigris
#a036a3  rgb(160, 54, 163)  hsl(298, 50%, 43%)  Purpureus