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#A8A10F

#a8a10f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a10f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.14% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.17% magenta, 91.07% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.25°, with 83.61% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3385

Complementary

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #0f16a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #0f63a8
  3. #540fa8

Analogous

  1. #a8540f
  2. #a8a10f
  3. #63a80f

Triadic

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #0fa8a1
  3. #a10fa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #16a80f
  3. #0f16a8
  4. #a10fa8

Square

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #0fa854
  3. #0f16a8
  4. #a80f63

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1a02
  2. #625e09
  3. #a8a10f
  4. #eae119
  5. #f1ea5f

Shades

#a8a10f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #97910e
  3. #86810c
  4. #76710b
  5. #656109
  6. #545108
  7. #434006
  8. #323005
  9. #222003
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a10f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #b1aa27
  3. #b9b43f
  4. #c2bd57
  5. #cbc76f
  6. #d4d087
  7. #dcd99f
  8. #e5e3b7
  9. #eeeccf
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a10f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a10f
  2. #a49e1a
  3. #a09a26
  4. #9c9731
  5. #98943c
  6. #949148
  7. #908d53
  8. #8c8a5e
  9. #888769
  10. #848375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a021 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa01b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a10f {
  color: #a8a10f;
}
Background
.bg-a8a10f {
  background-color: #a8a10f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a10f {
  border: 2px solid #a8a10f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a10f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 161 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a10f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a10f, #63a80f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a10f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 161 15 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.32 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.05 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.01 #575ef0 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a10f  rgb(168, 161, 15)  hsl(57, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0f16a8  rgb(15, 22, 168)  hsl(237, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0fa8a1  rgb(15, 168, 161)  hsl(177, 84%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a10fa8  rgb(161, 15, 168)  hsl(297, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta