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#A78F00

#a78f00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a78f00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 56.08% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.37% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 51.38°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.91.

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Relative luminance0.2786

Complementary

  1. #a78f00
  2. #0018a7

Split complementary

  1. #a78f00
  2. #006ca7
  3. #3c00a7

Analogous

  1. #a73c00
  2. #a78f00
  3. #6ca700

Triadic

  1. #a78f00
  2. #00a78f
  3. #8f00a7

Tetradic

  1. #a78f00
  2. #18a700
  3. #0018a7
  4. #8f00a7

Square

  1. #a78f00
  2. #00a73c
  3. #0018a7
  4. #a7006c

Monochromatic

  1. #141100
  2. #5b4e00
  3. #a78f00
  4. #f4d100
  5. #ffe441

Shades

#a78f00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a78f00
  2. #968100
  3. #867200
  4. #756400
  5. #645600
  6. #544800
  7. #433900
  8. #322b00
  9. #211d00
  10. #110e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#a78f00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a78f00
  2. #b09a1a
  3. #b9a533
  4. #c1b14d
  5. #cabc66
  6. #d3c780
  7. #dcd299
  8. #e5ddb3
  9. #ede9cc
  10. #f6f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a78f00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a78f00
  2. #a38e0d
  3. #9f8c1a
  4. #9b8b26
  5. #978933
  6. #948840
  7. #90864d
  8. #8c855a
  9. #888366
  10. #848273
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9072 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59314 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b58379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6920e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0885f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a78f00 {
  color: #a78f00;
}
Background
.bg-a78f00 {
  background-color: #a78f00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a78f00 {
  border: 2px solid #a78f00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a78f00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 143 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a78f00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78f00, #6ca700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a78f00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 143 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.91 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.22 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.63 #5870ff Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Brass
#a78f00  rgb(167, 143, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#0018a7  rgb(0, 24, 167)  hsl(231, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#00a78f  rgb(0, 167, 143)  hsl(171, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#8f00a7  rgb(143, 0, 167)  hsl(291, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta