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#AFA709

#afa709 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#afa709 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 94.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 90.22% saturation and 36.08% 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 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.3677

Complementary

  1. #afa709
  2. #0911af

Split complementary

  1. #afa709
  2. #0964af
  3. #5409af

Analogous

  1. #af5409
  2. #afa709
  3. #64af09

Triadic

  1. #afa709
  2. #09afa7
  3. #a709af

Tetradic

  1. #afa709
  2. #11af09
  3. #0911af
  4. #a709af

Square

  1. #afa709
  2. #09af54
  3. #0911af
  4. #af0964

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c02
  2. #666205
  3. #afa709
  4. #f3e812
  5. #f7ef5a

Shades

#afa709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa709
  2. #9e9608
  3. #8c8607
  4. #7b7506
  5. #696405
  6. #585405
  7. #464304
  8. #353203
  9. #232102
  10. #121101
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa709
  2. #b7b022
  3. #bfb93a
  4. #c7c153
  5. #cfca6b
  6. #d7d384
  7. #dfdc9d
  8. #e7e5b5
  9. #efedce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa709
  2. #aaa315
  3. #a69f21
  4. #a19b2d
  5. #9c9739
  6. #989445
  7. #939050
  8. #8e8c5c
  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 #a8a582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa620 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa709 {
  color: #afa709;
}
Background
.bg-afa709 {
  background-color: #afa709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa709 {
  border: 2px solid #afa709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 167 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa709, #64af09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 167 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.84 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.02 #5058f6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#afa709  rgb(175, 167, 9)  hsl(57, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#0911af  rgb(9, 17, 175)  hsl(237, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09afa7  rgb(9, 175, 167)  hsl(177, 90%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a709af  rgb(167, 9, 175)  hsl(297, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid