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#A4A244

#a4a244 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4a244 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 63.53% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.22% magenta, 58.54% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 58.75°, with 41.38% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.3415

Complementary

  1. #a4a244
  2. #4446a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a244
  2. #4476a4
  3. #7244a4

Analogous

  1. #a47244
  2. #a4a244
  3. #76a444

Triadic

  1. #a4a244
  2. #44a4a2
  3. #a244a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a244
  2. #46a444
  3. #4446a4
  4. #a244a4

Square

  1. #a4a244
  2. #44a472
  3. #4446a4
  4. #a44476

Monochromatic

  1. #383717
  2. #6e6d2e
  3. #a4a244
  4. #c4c271
  5. #dad9a7

Shades

#a4a244 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a244
  2. #94923d
  3. #838236
  4. #737130
  5. #626129
  6. #525122
  7. #42411b
  8. #313114
  9. #21200e
  10. #101007
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a244 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a244
  2. #adab57
  3. #b6b569
  4. #bfbe7c
  5. #c8c78f
  6. #d2d1a2
  7. #dbdab4
  8. #e4e3c7
  9. #edecda
  10. #f6f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a244 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a244
  2. #a09f4a
  3. #9d9b50
  4. #999856
  5. #96945c
  6. #929162
  7. #8e8e68
  8. #8b8a6e
  9. #878774
  10. #84837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9c3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af988e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba147 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a244 {
  color: #a4a244;
}
Background
.bg-a4a244 {
  background-color: #a4a244;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a244 {
  border: 2px solid #a4a244;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a244;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 162 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 41% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a244 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a244, #76a444);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a244 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 162 68 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.43 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.66 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.06 #5b5dbb Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#a4a244  rgb(164, 162, 68)  hsl(59, 41%, 45%)  Brass
#4446a4  rgb(68, 70, 164)  hsl(239, 41%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#44a4a2  rgb(68, 164, 162)  hsl(179, 41%, 45%)  Verdigris
#a244a4  rgb(162, 68, 164)  hsl(299, 41%, 45%)  Purpureus