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#A4A129

#a4a129 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4a129 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 63.14% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.83% magenta, 75% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 58.54°, with 60% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.3354

Complementary

  1. #a4a129
  2. #292ca4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a129
  2. #296aa4
  3. #6429a4

Analogous

  1. #a46429
  2. #a4a129
  3. #6aa429

Triadic

  1. #a4a129
  2. #29a4a1
  3. #a129a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a129
  2. #2ca429
  3. #292ca4
  4. #a129a4

Square

  1. #a4a129
  2. #29a464
  3. #292ca4
  4. #a4296a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a290a
  2. #67651a
  3. #a4a129
  4. #d1ce48
  5. #e1de85

Shades

#a4a129 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a129
  2. #949125
  3. #838121
  4. #73711d
  5. #626119
  6. #525115
  7. #424010
  8. #31300c
  9. #212008
  10. #101004
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a129 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a129
  2. #adaa3e
  3. #b6b454
  4. #bfbd69
  5. #c8c77f
  6. #d2d094
  7. #dbd9a9
  8. #e4e3bf
  9. #edecd4
  10. #f6f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a129 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a129
  2. #a09e32
  3. #9d9a3a
  4. #999743
  5. #96944c
  6. #929155
  7. #8e8d5d
  8. #8b8a66
  9. #87876f
  10. #848377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a129 {
  color: #a4a129;
}
Background
.bg-a4a129 {
  background-color: #a4a129;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a129 {
  border: 2px solid #a4a129;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a129;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 161 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a129 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a129, #6aa429);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a129 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 161 41 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.39 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.25 #5b5ed6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#a4a129  rgb(164, 161, 41)  hsl(59, 60%, 40%)  Brass
#292ca4  rgb(41, 44, 164)  hsl(239, 60%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#29a4a1  rgb(41, 164, 161)  hsl(179, 60%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a129a4  rgb(161, 41, 164)  hsl(299, 60%, 40%)  Purpureus