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#A89445

#a89445 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a89445 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 58.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.9% magenta, 58.93% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.88°, with 41.77% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2993

Complementary

  1. #a89445
  2. #4559a8

Split complementary

  1. #a89445
  2. #458aa8
  3. #6345a8

Analogous

  1. #a86345
  2. #a89445
  3. #8aa845

Triadic

  1. #a89445
  2. #45a894
  3. #9445a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89445
  2. #59a845
  3. #4559a8
  4. #9445a8

Square

  1. #a89445
  2. #45a863
  3. #4559a8
  4. #a8458a

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3418
  2. #72642f
  3. #a89445
  4. #c6b574
  5. #dcd2aa

Shades

#a89445 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89445
  2. #97853e
  3. #867637
  4. #766830
  5. #655929
  6. #544a23
  7. #433b1c
  8. #322c15
  9. #221e0e
  10. #110f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89445 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89445
  2. #b19f58
  3. #b9a96a
  4. #c2b47d
  5. #cbbf8f
  6. #d4caa2
  7. #dcd4b5
  8. #e5dfc7
  9. #eeeada
  10. #f6f4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89445 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89445
  2. #a4924b
  3. #a09051
  4. #9c8e57
  5. #988c5d
  6. #948a63
  7. #908868
  8. #8c866e
  9. #888474
  10. #84827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d947d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2913d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79749 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b48a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79647 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b08e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89445 {
  color: #a89445;
}
Background
.bg-a89445 {
  background-color: #a89445;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89445 {
  border: 2px solid #a89445;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89445;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 148 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 42% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89445 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89445, #8aa845);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89445 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 148 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.20 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.61 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.99 #576bba Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Brass
#a89445  rgb(168, 148, 69)  hsl(48, 42%, 46%)  Brass
#4559a8  rgb(69, 89, 168)  hsl(228, 42%, 46%)  Sapphire
#45a894  rgb(69, 168, 148)  hsl(168, 42%, 46%)  Persian Green
#9445a8  rgb(148, 69, 168)  hsl(288, 42%, 46%)  Purpureus