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#A7900A

#a7900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a7900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.77% magenta, 94.01% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 51.21°, with 88.7% saturation and 34.71% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.2818

Complementary

  1. #a7900a
  2. #0a21a7

Split complementary

  1. #a7900a
  2. #0a70a7
  3. #420aa7

Analogous

  1. #a7420a
  2. #a7900a
  3. #70a70a

Triadic

  1. #a7900a
  2. #0aa790
  3. #900aa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7900a
  2. #21a70a
  3. #0a21a7
  4. #900aa7

Square

  1. #a7900a
  2. #0aa742
  3. #0a21a7
  4. #a70a70

Monochromatic

  1. #171401
  2. #5f5206
  3. #a7900a
  4. #efce0e
  5. #f5dd55

Shades

#a7900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7900a
  2. #968209
  3. #867308
  4. #756507
  5. #645606
  6. #544805
  7. #433a04
  8. #322b03
  9. #211d02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7900a
  2. #b09b23
  3. #b9a63b
  4. #c1b154
  5. #cabc6c
  6. #d3c885
  7. #dcd39d
  8. #e5deb6
  9. #ede9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7900a
  2. #a38e16
  3. #9f8d22
  4. #9b8b2d
  5. #978a39
  6. #948845
  7. #908651
  8. #8c855d
  9. #888368
  10. #848274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6941a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b08961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7900a {
  color: #a7900a;
}
Background
.bg-a7900a {
  background-color: #a7900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7900a {
  border: 2px solid #a7900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7900a, #70a70a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.45 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.56 #586ff5 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Brass
#a7900a  rgb(167, 144, 10)  hsl(51, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0a21a7  rgb(10, 33, 167)  hsl(231, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0aa790  rgb(10, 167, 144)  hsl(171, 89%, 35%)  Persian Green
#900aa7  rgb(144, 10, 167)  hsl(291, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta