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#A8A052

#a8a052 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8a052 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 62.75% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 51.19% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.42°, with 34.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.3408

Complementary

  1. #a8a052
  2. #525aa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a052
  2. #5285a8
  3. #7552a8

Analogous

  1. #a87552
  2. #a8a052
  3. #85a852

Triadic

  1. #a8a052
  2. #52a8a0
  3. #a052a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a052
  2. #5aa852
  3. #525aa8
  4. #a052a8

Square

  1. #a8a052
  2. #52a875
  3. #525aa8
  4. #a85285

Monochromatic

  1. #413e20
  2. #756f39
  3. #a8a052
  4. #c3bd84
  5. #dcd8b7

Shades

#a8a052 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a052
  2. #97904a
  3. #868042
  4. #767039
  5. #656031
  6. #545029
  7. #434021
  8. #323019
  9. #222010
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a052 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a052
  2. #b1aa63
  3. #b9b375
  4. #c2bd86
  5. #cbc697
  6. #d4d0a9
  7. #dcd9ba
  8. #e5e3cb
  9. #eeecdc
  10. #f6f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a052 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a052
  2. #a49d57
  3. #a09a5b
  4. #9c9660
  5. #989364
  6. #949069
  7. #908d6e
  8. #8c8a72
  9. #888677
  10. #84837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3978e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca054 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a052 {
  color: #a8a052;
}
Background
.bg-a8a052 {
  background-color: #a8a052;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a052 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a052;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a052;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 160 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 34% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a052 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a052, #85a852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a052 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 160 82 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.91 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.18 #575fad Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a052  rgb(168, 160, 82)  hsl(54, 34%, 49%)  Brass
#525aa8  rgb(82, 90, 168)  hsl(234, 34%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#52a8a0  rgb(82, 168, 160)  hsl(174, 34%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a052a8  rgb(160, 82, 168)  hsl(294, 34%, 49%)  Purpureus