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#A6975D

#a6975d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a6975d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.22% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 43.98% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 47.67°, with 29.08% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 8.12.

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Relative luminance0.3103

Complementary

  1. #a6975d
  2. #5d6ca6

Split complementary

  1. #a6975d
  2. #5d90a6
  3. #725da6

Analogous

  1. #a6725d
  2. #a6975d
  3. #90a65d

Triadic

  1. #a6975d
  2. #5da697
  3. #975da6

Tetradic

  1. #a6975d
  2. #6ca65d
  3. #5d6ca6
  4. #975da6

Square

  1. #a6975d
  2. #5da672
  3. #5d6ca6
  4. #a65d90

Monochromatic

  1. #443e26
  2. #766b41
  3. #a6975d
  4. #c1b78e
  5. #dcd6c0

Shades

#a6975d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6975d
  2. #958854
  3. #85794a
  4. #746a41
  5. #645b38
  6. #534c2f
  7. #423c25
  8. #322d1c
  9. #211e13
  10. #110f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6975d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6975d
  2. #afa16d
  3. #b8ac7d
  4. #c1b68e
  5. #cac19e
  6. #d3cbae
  7. #dbd5be
  8. #e4e0ce
  9. #edeadf
  10. #f6f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6975d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6975d
  2. #a29561
  3. #9e9264
  4. #9b9068
  5. #978e6b
  6. #938c6f
  7. #8f8972
  8. #8b8776
  9. #888579
  10. #84827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29459 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6995f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b08f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4955a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6985e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac927a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6975d {
  color: #a6975d;
}
Background
.bg-a6975d {
  background-color: #a6975d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6975d {
  border: 2px solid #a6975d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6975d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 151 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 29% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6975d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6975d, #90a65d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6975d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 151 93 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.12 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.45 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.89 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.40 #5968a2 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#a6975d  rgb(166, 151, 93)  hsl(48, 29%, 51%)  Brass
#5d6ca6  rgb(93, 108, 166)  hsl(228, 29%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#5da697  rgb(93, 166, 151)  hsl(168, 29%, 51%)  Persian Green
#975da6  rgb(151, 93, 166)  hsl(288, 29%, 51%)  Purpureus