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#A4900A

#a4900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a4900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.2% magenta, 93.9% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 52.21°, with 88.51% saturation and 34.12% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.2786

Complementary

  1. #a4900a
  2. #0a1ea4

Split complementary

  1. #a4900a
  2. #0a6ba4
  3. #430aa4

Analogous

  1. #a4430a
  2. #a4900a
  3. #6ba40a

Triadic

  1. #a4900a
  2. #0aa490
  3. #900aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4900a
  2. #1ea40a
  3. #0a1ea4
  4. #900aa4

Square

  1. #a4900a
  2. #0aa443
  3. #0a1ea4
  4. #a40a6b

Monochromatic

  1. #141101
  2. #5c5106
  3. #a4900a
  4. #eccf0e
  5. #f4df53

Shades

#a4900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4900a
  2. #948209
  3. #837308
  4. #736507
  5. #625606
  6. #524805
  7. #423a04
  8. #312b03
  9. #211d02
  10. #100e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4900a
  2. #ad9b23
  3. #b6a63b
  4. #bfb154
  5. #c8bc6c
  6. #d2c885
  7. #dbd39d
  8. #e4deb6
  9. #ede9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4900a
  2. #a08e16
  3. #9d8d22
  4. #998b2d
  5. #968a39
  6. #928845
  7. #8e8651
  8. #8b855d
  9. #878368
  10. #848274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989072 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac8961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4900a {
  color: #a4900a;
}
Background
.bg-a4900a {
  background-color: #a4900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4900a {
  border: 2px solid #a4900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 89% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4900a, #6ba40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.40 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.26 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.33 #5b6ff5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Brass
#a4900a  rgb(164, 144, 10)  hsl(52, 89%, 34%)  Brass
#0a1ea4  rgb(10, 30, 164)  hsl(232, 89%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa490  rgb(10, 164, 144)  hsl(172, 89%, 34%)  Persian Green
#900aa4  rgb(144, 10, 164)  hsl(292, 89%, 34%)  Dark Magenta