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#A89757

#a89757 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a89757 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 59.22% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.12% magenta, 48.21% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.41°, with 31.76% saturation and 50% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.3115

Complementary

  1. #a89757
  2. #5768a8

Split complementary

  1. #a89757
  2. #5790a8
  3. #6f57a8

Analogous

  1. #a86f57
  2. #a89757
  3. #90a857

Triadic

  1. #a89757
  2. #57a897
  3. #9757a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89757
  2. #68a857
  3. #5768a8
  4. #9757a8

Square

  1. #a89757
  2. #57a86f
  3. #5768a8
  4. #a85790

Monochromatic

  1. #433c23
  2. #766a3d
  3. #a89757
  4. #c2b689
  5. #dcd5bc

Shades

#a89757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89757
  2. #97884e
  3. #867946
  4. #766a3d
  5. #655b34
  6. #544c2c
  7. #433c23
  8. #322d1a
  9. #221e11
  10. #110f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89757
  2. #b1a168
  3. #b9ac79
  4. #c2b689
  5. #cbc19a
  6. #d4cbab
  7. #dcd5bc
  8. #e5e0cd
  9. #eeeadd
  10. #f6f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89757
  2. #a4955b
  3. #a0925f
  4. #9c9063
  5. #988e67
  6. #948c6c
  7. #908970
  8. #8c8774
  9. #888578
  10. #84827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9782 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39452 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b38e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59554 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9277 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89757 {
  color: #a89757;
}
Background
.bg-a89757 {
  background-color: #a89757;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89757 {
  border: 2px solid #a89757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 151 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 32% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89757, #90a857);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 151 87 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.14 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.58 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.68 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.35 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.97 #5768a8 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Brass
#a89757  rgb(168, 151, 87)  hsl(47, 32%, 50%)  Brass
#5768a8  rgb(87, 104, 168)  hsl(227, 32%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#57a897  rgb(87, 168, 151)  hsl(167, 32%, 50%)  Persian Green
#9757a8  rgb(151, 87, 168)  hsl(287, 32%, 50%)  Purpureus