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#A4A05A

#a4a05a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4a05a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 62.75% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 45.12% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 56.76°, with 29.13% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.3377

Complementary

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #5a5ea4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #5a83a4
  3. #7b5aa4

Analogous

  1. #a47b5a
  2. #a4a05a
  3. #83a45a

Triadic

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #5aa4a0
  3. #a05aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #5ea45a
  3. #5a5ea4
  4. #a05aa4

Square

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #5aa47b
  3. #5a5ea4
  4. #a45a83

Monochromatic

  1. #414024
  2. #73703f
  3. #a4a05a
  4. #bfbd8b
  5. #dad9bc

Shades

#a4a05a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #949051
  3. #838048
  4. #73703f
  5. #626036
  6. #52502d
  7. #424024
  8. #31301b
  9. #212012
  10. #101009
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a05a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #adaa6b
  3. #b6b37b
  4. #bfbd8c
  5. #c8c69c
  6. #d2d0ad
  7. #dbd9bd
  8. #e4e3ce
  9. #edecde
  10. #f6f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a05a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a05a
  2. #a09d5e
  3. #9d9a62
  4. #999665
  5. #969369
  6. #92906d
  7. #8e8d71
  8. #8b8a75
  9. #878678
  10. #84837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9b54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae988f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99f5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a05a {
  color: #a4a05a;
}
Background
.bg-a4a05a {
  background-color: #a4a05a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a05a {
  border: 2px solid #a4a05a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a05a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 160 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 29% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a05a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a05a, #83a45a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a05a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 160 90 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.14 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.65 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.65 #5b5fa5 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#a4a05a  rgb(164, 160, 90)  hsl(57, 29%, 50%)  Brass
#5a5ea4  rgb(90, 94, 164)  hsl(237, 29%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#5aa4a0  rgb(90, 164, 160)  hsl(177, 29%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#a05aa4  rgb(160, 90, 164)  hsl(297, 29%, 50%)  Purpureus