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#AFA706

#afa706 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#afa706 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 65.49% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 96.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 57.16°, with 93.37% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #afa706
  2. #060eaf

Split complementary

  1. #afa706
  2. #0662af
  3. #5306af

Analogous

  1. #af5306
  2. #afa706
  3. #62af06

Triadic

  1. #afa706
  2. #06afa7
  3. #a706af

Tetradic

  1. #afa706
  2. #0eaf06
  3. #060eaf
  4. #a706af

Square

  1. #afa706
  2. #06af53
  3. #060eaf
  4. #af0662

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a01
  2. #656003
  3. #afa706
  4. #f7eb0b
  5. #f9f155

Shades

#afa706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa706
  2. #9e9605
  3. #8c8605
  4. #7b7504
  5. #696404
  6. #585403
  7. #464302
  8. #353202
  9. #232101
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa706
  2. #b7b01f
  3. #bfb938
  4. #c7c151
  5. #cfca6a
  6. #d7d383
  7. #dfdc9b
  8. #e7e5b4
  9. #efedcd
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa706
  2. #aaa312
  3. #a69f1e
  4. #a19b2b
  5. #9c9737
  6. #989443
  7. #93904f
  8. #8e8c5b
  9. #898868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa706 {
  color: #afa706;
}
Background
.bg-afa706 {
  background-color: #afa706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa706 {
  border: 2px solid #afa706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 167 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa706, #62af06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 167 6 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.99 #5058f9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#afa706  rgb(175, 167, 6)  hsl(57, 93%, 35%)  Brass
#060eaf  rgb(6, 14, 175)  hsl(237, 93%, 35%)  Zaffre
#06afa7  rgb(6, 175, 167)  hsl(177, 93%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a706af  rgb(167, 6, 175)  hsl(297, 93%, 35%)  Dark Orchid