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#A99F50

#a99f50 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a99f50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 62.35% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.92% magenta, 52.66% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.26°, with 35.74% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3381

Complementary

  1. #a99f50
  2. #505aa9

Split complementary

  1. #a99f50
  2. #5086a9
  3. #7250a9

Analogous

  1. #a97250
  2. #a99f50
  3. #86a950

Triadic

  1. #a99f50
  2. #50a99f
  3. #9f50a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99f50
  2. #5aa950
  3. #505aa9
  4. #9f50a9

Square

  1. #a99f50
  2. #50a972
  3. #505aa9
  4. #a95086

Monochromatic

  1. #413d1f
  2. #756e37
  3. #a99f50
  4. #c4bc82
  5. #dcd8b6

Shades

#a99f50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99f50
  2. #988f48
  3. #877f40
  4. #766f38
  5. #655f30
  6. #555028
  7. #444020
  8. #333018
  9. #222010
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99f50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99f50
  2. #b2a962
  3. #bab273
  4. #c3bc85
  5. #cbc596
  6. #d4cfa8
  7. #ddd9b9
  8. #e5e2cb
  9. #eeecdc
  10. #f6f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99f50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99f50
  2. #a59c55
  3. #a1995a
  4. #9d965e
  5. #999363
  6. #959068
  7. #908c6d
  8. #8c8972
  9. #888676
  10. #84837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9c4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9f52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99f50 {
  color: #a99f50;
}
Background
.bg-a99f50 {
  background-color: #a99f50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99f50 {
  border: 2px solid #a99f50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99f50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 159 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 36% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99f50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99f50, #86a950);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99f50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 159 80 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.92 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.95 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.91 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.32 #5660af Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#a99f50  rgb(169, 159, 80)  hsl(53, 36%, 49%)  Brass
#505aa9  rgb(80, 90, 169)  hsl(233, 36%, 49%)  Sapphire
#50a99f  rgb(80, 169, 159)  hsl(173, 36%, 49%)  Verdigris
#9f50a9  rgb(159, 80, 169)  hsl(293, 36%, 49%)  Purpureus