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#A79436

#a79436 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a79436 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 58.04% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 67.66% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 49.91°, with 51.13% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.2966

Complementary

  1. #a79436
  2. #3649a7

Split complementary

  1. #a79436
  2. #3681a7
  3. #5b36a7

Analogous

  1. #a75b36
  2. #a79436
  3. #81a736

Triadic

  1. #a79436
  2. #36a794
  3. #9436a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79436
  2. #49a736
  3. #3649a7
  4. #9436a7

Square

  1. #a79436
  2. #36a75b
  3. #3649a7
  4. #a73681

Monochromatic

  1. #332e11
  2. #6d6123
  3. #a79436
  4. #cbb95e
  5. #ded298

Shades

#a79436 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79436
  2. #968531
  3. #86762b
  4. #756826
  5. #645920
  6. #544a1b
  7. #433b16
  8. #322c10
  9. #211e0b
  10. #110f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79436 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79436
  2. #b09f4a
  3. #b9a95e
  4. #c1b472
  5. #cabf86
  6. #d3ca9b
  7. #dcd4af
  8. #e5dfc3
  9. #edead7
  10. #f6f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79436 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79436
  2. #a3923d
  3. #9f9045
  4. #9b8e4c
  5. #978c54
  6. #948a5b
  7. #908862
  8. #8c866a
  9. #888471
  10. #848279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2902a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7973b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b48981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4922f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af8e6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79436 {
  color: #a79436;
}
Background
.bg-a79436 {
  background-color: #a79436;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79436 {
  border: 2px solid #a79436;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79436;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 148 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 51% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79436 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79436, #81a736);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79436 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 148 54 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.21 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.67 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.05 #586bc9 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#a79436  rgb(167, 148, 54)  hsl(50, 51%, 43%)  Brass
#3649a7  rgb(54, 73, 167)  hsl(230, 51%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue
#36a794  rgb(54, 167, 148)  hsl(170, 51%, 43%)  Persian Green
#9436a7  rgb(148, 54, 167)  hsl(290, 51%, 43%)  Purpureus