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#A8A708

#a8a708 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8a708 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 65.49% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.6% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 59.63°, 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3598

Complementary

  1. #a8a708
  2. #0809a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a708
  2. #0859a8
  3. #5708a8

Analogous

  1. #a85708
  2. #a8a708
  3. #59a808

Triadic

  1. #a8a708
  2. #08a8a7
  3. #a708a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a708
  2. #09a808
  3. #0809a8
  4. #a708a8

Square

  1. #a8a708
  2. #08a857
  3. #0809a8
  4. #a80859

Monochromatic

  1. #161601
  2. #5f5e05
  3. #a8a708
  4. #f1f00b
  5. #f7f652

Shades

#a8a708 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a708
  2. #979607
  3. #868606
  4. #767506
  5. #656405
  6. #545404
  7. #434303
  8. #323202
  9. #222102
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a708 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a708
  2. #b1b021
  3. #b9b939
  4. #c2c152
  5. #cbca6b
  6. #d4d384
  7. #dcdc9c
  8. #e5e5b5
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f6f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a708 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a708
  2. #a4a314
  3. #a09f20
  4. #9c9b2c
  5. #989738
  6. #949444
  7. #909050
  8. #8c8c5c
  9. #888868
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b69f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a708 {
  color: #a8a708;
}
Background
.bg-a8a708 {
  background-color: #a8a708;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a708 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a708;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a708;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 167 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a708 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a708, #59a808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a708 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 167 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.66 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.95 #5758f7 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a708  rgb(168, 167, 8)  hsl(60, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#0809a8  rgb(8, 9, 168)  hsl(240, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#08a8a7  rgb(8, 168, 167)  hsl(180, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a708a8  rgb(167, 8, 168)  hsl(300, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta