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#A8A620

#a8a620 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a620 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 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 80.95% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 59.12°, with 68% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.357

Complementary

  1. #a8a620
  2. #2022a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a620
  2. #2066a8
  3. #6220a8

Analogous

  1. #a86220
  2. #a8a620
  3. #66a820

Triadic

  1. #a8a620
  2. #20a8a6
  3. #a620a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a620
  2. #22a820
  3. #2022a8
  4. #a620a8

Square

  1. #a8a620
  2. #20a862
  3. #2022a8
  4. #a82066

Monochromatic

  1. #272708
  2. #686714
  3. #a8a620
  4. #dad73b
  5. #e6e47b

Shades

#a8a620 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a620
  2. #97951d
  3. #86851a
  4. #767416
  5. #656413
  6. #545310
  7. #43420d
  8. #32320a
  9. #222106
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a620 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a620
  2. #b1af36
  3. #b9b84d
  4. #c2c163
  5. #cbca79
  6. #d4d390
  7. #dcdba6
  8. #e5e4bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f6f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a620 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a620
  2. #a4a22a
  3. #a09e33
  4. #9c9b3d
  5. #989746
  6. #949350
  7. #908f5a
  8. #8c8b63
  9. #88886d
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a20a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a620 {
  color: #a8a620;
}
Background
.bg-a8a620 {
  background-color: #a8a620;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a620 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a620;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a620;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a620 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a620, #66a820);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a620 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 32 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.70 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.54 #5759df Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a620  rgb(168, 166, 32)  hsl(59, 68%, 39%)  Brass
#2022a8  rgb(32, 34, 168)  hsl(239, 68%, 39%)  Zaffre
#20a8a6  rgb(32, 168, 166)  hsl(179, 68%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a620a8  rgb(166, 32, 168)  hsl(299, 68%, 39%)  Dark Orchid