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#A49658

#a49658 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a49658 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 58.82% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.54% magenta, 46.34% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 48.95°, with 30.16% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.67.

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Relative luminance0.3041

Complementary

  1. #a49658
  2. #5866a4

Split complementary

  1. #a49658
  2. #588ca4
  3. #7058a4

Analogous

  1. #a47058
  2. #a49658
  3. #8ca458

Triadic

  1. #a49658
  2. #58a496
  3. #9658a4

Tetradic

  1. #a49658
  2. #66a458
  3. #5866a4
  4. #9658a4

Square

  1. #a49658
  2. #58a470
  3. #5866a4
  4. #a4588c

Monochromatic

  1. #403b23
  2. #72683d
  3. #a49658
  4. #c0b689
  5. #dad4bb

Shades

#a49658 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a49658
  2. #94874f
  3. #837846
  4. #73693e
  5. #625a35
  6. #524b2c
  7. #423c23
  8. #312d1a
  9. #211e12
  10. #100f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a49658 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a49658
  2. #ada169
  3. #b6ab79
  4. #bfb68a
  5. #c8c09b
  6. #d2cbac
  7. #dbd5bc
  8. #e4e0cd
  9. #edeade
  10. #f6f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a49658 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a49658
  2. #a0945c
  3. #9d9260
  4. #998f64
  5. #968d68
  6. #928b6c
  7. #8e8970
  8. #8b8774
  9. #878478
  10. #84827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19353 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5985a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29455 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a49658 {
  color: #a49658;
}
Background
.bg-a49658 {
  background-color: #a49658;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a49658 {
  border: 2px solid #a49658;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a49658;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 150 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 30% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a49658 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49658, #8ca458);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a49658 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 150 88 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.67 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.84 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.49 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.95 #5b69a7 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Brass
#a49658  rgb(164, 150, 88)  hsl(49, 30%, 49%)  Brass
#5866a4  rgb(88, 102, 164)  hsl(229, 30%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#58a496  rgb(88, 164, 150)  hsl(169, 30%, 49%)  Persian Green
#9658a4  rgb(150, 88, 164)  hsl(289, 30%, 49%)  Purpureus