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#A8A40B

#a8a40b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a40b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 64.31% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.38% magenta, 93.45% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.47°, with 87.71% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.349

Complementary

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #0b0fa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #0b5ea8
  3. #560ba8

Analogous

  1. #a8560b
  2. #a8a40b
  3. #5ea80b

Triadic

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #0ba8a4
  3. #a40ba8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #0fa80b
  3. #0b0fa8
  4. #a40ba8

Square

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #0ba856
  3. #0b0fa8
  4. #a80b5e

Monochromatic

  1. #181802
  2. #605e06
  3. #a8a40b
  4. #efea10
  5. #f4f058

Shades

#a8a40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #97940a
  3. #868309
  4. #767308
  5. #656207
  6. #545206
  7. #434204
  8. #323103
  9. #222102
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #b1ad23
  3. #b9b63c
  4. #c2bf54
  5. #cbc86d
  6. #d4d285
  7. #dcdb9d
  8. #e5e4b6
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a40b
  2. #a4a017
  3. #a09d22
  4. #9c992e
  5. #98963a
  6. #949246
  7. #908e51
  8. #8c8b5d
  9. #888769
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a17f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a220 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5988b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a31a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a40b {
  color: #a8a40b;
}
Background
.bg-a8a40b {
  background-color: #a8a40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a40b {
  border: 2px solid #a8a40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 164 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 88% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a40b, #5ea80b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 164 11 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.55 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.51 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.66 #575bf4 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a40b  rgb(168, 164, 11)  hsl(58, 88%, 35%)  Brass
#0b0fa8  rgb(11, 15, 168)  hsl(238, 88%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0ba8a4  rgb(11, 168, 164)  hsl(178, 88%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a40ba8  rgb(164, 11, 168)  hsl(298, 88%, 35%)  Dark Magenta