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#ADA01A

#ada01a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ada01a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 62.75% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.51% magenta, 84.97% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 54.69°, with 73.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.341

Complementary

  1. #ada01a
  2. #1a27ad

Split complementary

  1. #ada01a
  2. #1a71ad
  3. #561aad

Analogous

  1. #ad561a
  2. #ada01a
  3. #71ad1a

Triadic

  1. #ada01a
  2. #1aada0
  3. #a01aad

Tetradic

  1. #ada01a
  2. #27ad1a
  3. #1a27ad
  4. #a01aad

Square

  1. #ada01a
  2. #1aad56
  3. #1a27ad
  4. #ad1a71

Monochromatic

  1. #282506
  2. #6a6210
  3. #ada01a
  4. #e0d133
  5. #eae076

Shades

#ada01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada01a
  2. #9c9017
  3. #8a8015
  4. #797012
  5. #686010
  6. #57500d
  7. #45400a
  8. #343008
  9. #232005
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada01a
  2. #b5aa31
  3. #bdb348
  4. #c6bd5f
  5. #cec676
  6. #d6d08d
  7. #ded9a3
  8. #e6e3ba
  9. #efecd1
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada01a
  2. #a99d24
  3. #a49a2e
  4. #a09639
  5. #9b9343
  6. #97904d
  7. #928d57
  8. #8e8a61
  9. #89866c
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5996d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada01a {
  color: #ada01a;
}
Background
.bg-ada01a {
  background-color: #ada01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada01a {
  border: 2px solid #ada01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 160 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada01a, #71ad1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 160 26 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 12.23 #525fe5 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#ada01a  rgb(173, 160, 26)  hsl(55, 74%, 39%)  Brass
#1a27ad  rgb(26, 39, 173)  hsl(235, 74%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#1aada0  rgb(26, 173, 160)  hsl(175, 74%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a01aad  rgb(160, 26, 173)  hsl(295, 74%, 39%)  Dark Orchid