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#A8A308

#a8a308 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a308 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.92% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.98% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.12°, with 90.91% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.3454

Complementary

  1. #a8a308
  2. #080da8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a308
  2. #085da8
  3. #5308a8

Analogous

  1. #a85308
  2. #a8a308
  3. #5da808

Triadic

  1. #a8a308
  2. #08a8a3
  3. #a308a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a308
  2. #0da808
  3. #080da8
  4. #a308a8

Square

  1. #a8a308
  2. #08a853
  3. #080da8
  4. #a8085d

Monochromatic

  1. #161501
  2. #5f5c05
  3. #a8a308
  4. #f1ea0b
  5. #f7f252

Shades

#a8a308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a308
  2. #979307
  3. #868206
  4. #767206
  5. #656205
  6. #545204
  7. #434103
  8. #323102
  9. #222102
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a308
  2. #b1ac21
  3. #b9b539
  4. #c2bf52
  5. #cbc86b
  6. #d4d184
  7. #dcda9c
  8. #e5e3b5
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f6f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a308
  2. #a4a014
  3. #a09c20
  4. #9c992c
  5. #989538
  6. #949244
  7. #908e50
  8. #8c8b5c
  9. #888768
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a07e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a11f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5978a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a308 {
  color: #a8a308;
}
Background
.bg-a8a308 {
  background-color: #a8a308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a308 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 163 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a308, #5da808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 163 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.41 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.42 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.47 #575cf7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a308  rgb(168, 163, 8)  hsl(58, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#080da8  rgb(8, 13, 168)  hsl(238, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#08a8a3  rgb(8, 168, 163)  hsl(178, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a308a8  rgb(163, 8, 168)  hsl(298, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta