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#A79200

#a79200 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a79200 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 57.25% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.57% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 52.46°, 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.08.

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Relative luminance0.2877

Complementary

  1. #a79200
  2. #0015a7

Split complementary

  1. #a79200
  2. #0069a7
  3. #3f00a7

Analogous

  1. #a73f00
  2. #a79200
  3. #69a700

Triadic

  1. #a79200
  2. #00a792
  3. #9200a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79200
  2. #15a700
  3. #0015a7
  4. #9200a7

Square

  1. #a79200
  2. #00a73f
  3. #0015a7
  4. #a70069

Monochromatic

  1. #141200
  2. #5b4f00
  3. #a79200
  4. #f4d500
  5. #ffe741

Shades

#a79200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79200
  2. #968300
  3. #867500
  4. #756600
  5. #645800
  6. #544900
  7. #433a00
  8. #322c00
  9. #211d00
  10. #110f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79200
  2. #b09d1a
  3. #b9a833
  4. #c1b34d
  5. #cabe66
  6. #d3c980
  7. #dcd399
  8. #e5deb3
  9. #ede9cc
  10. #f6f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79200
  2. #a3900d
  3. #9f8e1a
  4. #9b8d26
  5. #978b33
  6. #948940
  7. #90874d
  8. #8c855a
  9. #888466
  10. #848273
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9273 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5867c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7940f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b08b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79200 {
  color: #a79200;
}
Background
.bg-a79200 {
  background-color: #a79200;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79200 {
  border: 2px solid #a79200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 146 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79200, #69a700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 146 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.08 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.30 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.67 #586dff Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Brass
#a79200  rgb(167, 146, 0)  hsl(52, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#0015a7  rgb(0, 21, 167)  hsl(232, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#00a792  rgb(0, 167, 146)  hsl(172, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#9200a7  rgb(146, 0, 167)  hsl(292, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta