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#A4A428

#a4a428 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4a428 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 64.31% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.61% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 60.78% saturation and 40% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.346

Complementary

  1. #a4a428
  2. #2828a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a428
  2. #2866a4
  3. #6628a4

Analogous

  1. #a46628
  2. #a4a428
  3. #66a428

Triadic

  1. #a4a428
  2. #28a4a4
  3. #a428a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a428
  2. #28a428
  3. #2828a4
  4. #a428a4

Square

  1. #a4a428
  2. #28a466
  3. #2828a4
  4. #a42866

Monochromatic

  1. #29290a
  2. #666619
  3. #a4a428
  4. #d2d247
  5. #e1e184

Shades

#a4a428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a428
  2. #949424
  3. #838320
  4. #73731c
  5. #626218
  6. #525214
  7. #424210
  8. #31310c
  9. #212108
  10. #101004
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a428
  2. #adad3e
  3. #b6b653
  4. #bfbf69
  5. #c8c87e
  6. #d2d294
  7. #dbdba9
  8. #e4e4bf
  9. #ededd4
  10. #f6f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a428
  2. #a0a031
  3. #9d9d3a
  4. #999942
  5. #96964b
  6. #929254
  7. #8e8e5d
  8. #8b8b66
  9. #87876e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a132 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca01a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a428 {
  color: #a4a428;
}
Background
.bg-a4a428 {
  background-color: #a4a428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a428 {
  border: 2px solid #a4a428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 164 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 61% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a428, #66a428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 164 40 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.41 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.50 #5b5bd7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#a4a428  rgb(164, 164, 40)  hsl(60, 61%, 40%)  Brass
#2828a4  rgb(40, 40, 164)  hsl(240, 61%, 40%)  Imperial Blue
#28a4a4  rgb(40, 164, 164)  hsl(180, 61%, 40%)  Verdigris
#a428a4  rgb(164, 40, 164)  hsl(300, 61%, 40%)  Purpureus