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#A89A00

#a89a00 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a89a00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 60.39% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 100% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.3144

Complementary

  1. #a89a00
  2. #000ea8

Split complementary

  1. #a89a00
  2. #0062a8
  3. #4600a8

Analogous

  1. #a84600
  2. #a89a00
  3. #62a800

Triadic

  1. #a89a00
  2. #00a89a
  3. #9a00a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89a00
  2. #0ea800
  3. #000ea8
  4. #9a00a8

Square

  1. #a89a00
  2. #00a846
  3. #000ea8
  4. #a80062

Monochromatic

  1. #141300
  2. #5b5400
  3. #a89a00
  4. #f4e000
  5. #ffef42

Shades

#a89a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89a00
  2. #978b00
  3. #867b00
  4. #766c00
  5. #655c00
  6. #544d00
  7. #433e00
  8. #322e00
  9. #221f00
  10. #110f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89a00
  2. #b1a41a
  3. #b9ae33
  4. #c2b84d
  5. #cbc266
  6. #d4cd80
  7. #dcd799
  8. #e5e1b3
  9. #eeebcc
  10. #f6f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89a00
  2. #a4970d
  3. #a0951a
  4. #9c9226
  5. #989033
  6. #948d40
  7. #908a4d
  8. #8c885a
  9. #888566
  10. #848373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b68e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89a00 {
  color: #a89a00;
}
Background
.bg-a89a00 {
  background-color: #a89a00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89a00 {
  border: 2px solid #a89a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 154 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89a00, #62a800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 154 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.95 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.95 #5765ff Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Brass
#a89a00  rgb(168, 154, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 33%)  Brass
#000ea8  rgb(0, 14, 168)  hsl(235, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre
#00a89a  rgb(0, 168, 154)  hsl(175, 100%, 33%)  Persian Green
#9a00a8  rgb(154, 0, 168)  hsl(295, 100%, 33%)  Dark Magenta