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#A8A615

#a8a615 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a615 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 65.1% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 87.5% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 59.18°, with 77.78% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.3565

Complementary

  1. #a8a615
  2. #1517a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a615
  2. #1561a8
  3. #5c15a8

Analogous

  1. #a85c15
  2. #a8a615
  3. #61a815

Triadic

  1. #a8a615
  2. #15a8a6
  3. #a615a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a615
  2. #17a815
  3. #1517a8
  4. #a615a8

Square

  1. #a8a615
  2. #15a85c
  3. #1517a8
  4. #a81561

Monochromatic

  1. #202004
  2. #64630c
  3. #a8a615
  4. #e4e126
  5. #eceb6a

Shades

#a8a615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a615
  2. #979513
  3. #868511
  4. #76740f
  5. #65640d
  6. #54530b
  7. #434208
  8. #323206
  9. #222104
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a615
  2. #b1af2c
  3. #b9b844
  4. #c2c15b
  5. #cbca73
  6. #d4d38a
  7. #dcdba1
  8. #e5e4b9
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f6f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a615
  2. #a4a220
  3. #a09e2a
  4. #9c9b35
  5. #989740
  6. #94934b
  7. #908f55
  8. #8c8b60
  9. #88886b
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a420 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a615 {
  color: #a8a615;
}
Background
.bg-a8a615 {
  background-color: #a8a615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a615 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a615, #61a815);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.73 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.04 #5759ea Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a615  rgb(168, 166, 21)  hsl(59, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#1517a8  rgb(21, 23, 168)  hsl(239, 78%, 37%)  Zaffre
#15a8a6  rgb(21, 168, 166)  hsl(179, 78%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a615a8  rgb(166, 21, 168)  hsl(299, 78%, 37%)  Dark Magenta