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#A3A332

#a3a332 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a3a332 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 63.92% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.33% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 53.05% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3421

Complementary

  1. #a3a332
  2. #3232a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a332
  2. #326aa3
  3. #6a32a3

Analogous

  1. #a36a32
  2. #a3a332
  3. #6aa332

Triadic

  1. #a3a332
  2. #32a3a3
  3. #a332a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a332
  2. #32a332
  3. #3232a3
  4. #a332a3

Square

  1. #a3a332
  2. #32a36a
  3. #3232a3
  4. #a3326a

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e0e
  2. #686820
  3. #a3a332
  4. #cbcb56
  5. #dddd91

Shades

#a3a332 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a332
  2. #93932d
  3. #828228
  4. #727223
  5. #62621e
  6. #525219
  7. #414114
  8. #31310f
  9. #21210a
  10. #101005
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a332 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a332
  2. #acac47
  3. #b5b55b
  4. #bfbf70
  5. #c8c884
  6. #d1d199
  7. #dadaad
  8. #e3e3c2
  9. #ededd6
  10. #f6f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a332 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a332
  2. #a0a03a
  3. #9c9c42
  4. #999949
  5. #959551
  6. #929259
  7. #8e8e61
  8. #8b8b69
  9. #878770
  10. #848478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09c20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9f28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a332 {
  color: #a3a332;
}
Background
.bg-a3a332 {
  background-color: #a3a332;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a332 {
  border: 2px solid #a3a332;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a332;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 163 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 53% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a332 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a332, #6aa332);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a332 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 163 50 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.74 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.74 #5c5ccd Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#a3a332  rgb(163, 163, 50)  hsl(60, 53%, 42%)  Brass
#3232a3  rgb(50, 50, 163)  hsl(240, 53%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#32a3a3  rgb(50, 163, 163)  hsl(180, 53%, 42%)  Verdigris
#a332a3  rgb(163, 50, 163)  hsl(300, 53%, 42%)  Purpureus