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#A9A045

#a9a045 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a9a045 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 62.75% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.33% magenta, 59.17% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 54.6°, with 42.02% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3401

Complementary

  1. #a9a045
  2. #454ea9

Split complementary

  1. #a9a045
  2. #4580a9
  3. #6e45a9

Analogous

  1. #a96e45
  2. #a9a045
  3. #80a945

Triadic

  1. #a9a045
  2. #45a9a0
  3. #a045a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9a045
  2. #4ea945
  3. #454ea9
  4. #a045a9

Square

  1. #a9a045
  2. #45a96e
  3. #454ea9
  4. #a94580

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3919
  2. #736d2f
  3. #a9a045
  4. #c6bf74
  5. #ddd8ab

Shades

#a9a045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9a045
  2. #98903e
  3. #878037
  4. #767030
  5. #656029
  6. #555023
  7. #44401c
  8. #333015
  9. #22200e
  10. #111007
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9a045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9a045
  2. #b2aa58
  3. #bab36a
  4. #c3bd7d
  5. #cbc68f
  6. #d4d0a2
  7. #ddd9b5
  8. #e5e3c7
  9. #eeecda
  10. #f6f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9a045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9a045
  2. #a59d4b
  3. #a19a51
  4. #9d9657
  5. #99935d
  6. #959063
  7. #908d68
  8. #8c8a6e
  9. #888674
  10. #84837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9b3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a04a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5968c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9a045 {
  color: #a9a045;
}
Background
.bg-a9a045 {
  background-color: #a9a045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9a045 {
  border: 2px solid #a9a045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9a045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 160 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 42% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9a045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9a045, #80a945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9a045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 160 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.89 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.30 #565fba Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#a9a045  rgb(169, 160, 69)  hsl(55, 42%, 47%)  Brass
#454ea9  rgb(69, 78, 169)  hsl(235, 42%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#45a9a0  rgb(69, 169, 160)  hsl(175, 42%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#a045a9  rgb(160, 69, 169)  hsl(295, 42%, 47%)  Purpureus