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#A89342

#a89342 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a89342 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 57.65% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 60.71% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.65°, with 43.59% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.2959

Complementary

  1. #a89342
  2. #4257a8

Split complementary

  1. #a89342
  2. #428aa8
  3. #6042a8

Analogous

  1. #a86042
  2. #a89342
  3. #8aa842

Triadic

  1. #a89342
  2. #42a893
  3. #9342a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89342
  2. #57a842
  3. #4257a8
  4. #9342a8

Square

  1. #a89342
  2. #42a860
  3. #4257a8
  4. #a8428a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3317
  2. #71632c
  3. #a89342
  4. #c7b570
  5. #dcd1a7

Shades

#a89342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89342
  2. #97843b
  3. #867635
  4. #76672e
  5. #655828
  6. #544a21
  7. #433b1a
  8. #322c14
  9. #221d0d
  10. #110f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89342
  2. #b19e55
  3. #b9a968
  4. #c2b37b
  5. #cbbe8e
  6. #d4c9a1
  7. #dcd4b3
  8. #e5dfc6
  9. #eee9d9
  10. #f6f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89342
  2. #a49148
  3. #a08f4e
  4. #9c8d55
  5. #988b5b
  6. #948a61
  7. #908867
  8. #8c866d
  9. #888474
  10. #84827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c947b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1903a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69746 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b58981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4913d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79544 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b08d6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89342 {
  color: #a89342;
}
Background
.bg-a89342 {
  background-color: #a89342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89342 {
  border: 2px solid #a89342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 147 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 44% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89342, #8aa842);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 147 66 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.02 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.22 #576cbd Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Brass
#a89342  rgb(168, 147, 66)  hsl(48, 44%, 46%)  Brass
#4257a8  rgb(66, 87, 168)  hsl(228, 44%, 46%)  Sapphire
#42a893  rgb(66, 168, 147)  hsl(168, 44%, 46%)  Persian Green
#9342a8  rgb(147, 66, 168)  hsl(288, 44%, 46%)  Purpureus