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#A79C19

#a79c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a79c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.59% magenta, 85.03% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 73.96% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3206

Complementary

  1. #a79c19
  2. #1924a7

Split complementary

  1. #a79c19
  2. #196ba7
  3. #5519a7

Analogous

  1. #a75519
  2. #a79c19
  3. #6ba719

Triadic

  1. #a79c19
  2. #19a79c
  3. #9c19a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79c19
  2. #24a719
  3. #1924a7
  4. #9c19a7

Square

  1. #a79c19
  2. #19a755
  3. #1924a7
  4. #a7196b

Monochromatic

  1. #222005
  2. #645e0f
  3. #a79c19
  4. #e0d22d
  5. #eae06f

Shades

#a79c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79c19
  2. #968c17
  3. #867d14
  4. #756d12
  5. #645e0f
  6. #544e0d
  7. #433e0a
  8. #322f08
  9. #211f05
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79c19
  2. #b0a630
  3. #b9b047
  4. #c1ba5e
  5. #cac475
  6. #d3ce8c
  7. #dcd7a3
  8. #e5e1ba
  9. #edebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79c19
  2. #a39923
  3. #9f962e
  4. #9b9438
  5. #979142
  6. #948e4d
  7. #908b57
  8. #8c8861
  9. #88866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9c21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79c19 {
  color: #a79c19;
}
Background
.bg-a79c19 {
  background-color: #a79c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a79c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79c19, #6ba719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.68 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.55 #5863e6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#a79c19  rgb(167, 156, 25)  hsl(55, 74%, 38%)  Brass
#1924a7  rgb(25, 36, 167)  hsl(235, 74%, 38%)  Imperial Blue
#19a79c  rgb(25, 167, 156)  hsl(175, 74%, 38%)  Persian Green
#9c19a7  rgb(156, 25, 167)  hsl(295, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta