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#AFAF09

#afaf09 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#afaf09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 68.63% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.3979

Complementary

  1. #afaf09
  2. #0909af

Split complementary

  1. #afaf09
  2. #095caf
  3. #5c09af

Analogous

  1. #af5c09
  2. #afaf09
  3. #5caf09

Triadic

  1. #afaf09
  2. #09afaf
  3. #af09af

Tetradic

  1. #afaf09
  2. #09af09
  3. #0909af
  4. #af09af

Square

  1. #afaf09
  2. #09af5c
  3. #0909af
  4. #af095c

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1d02
  2. #666605
  3. #afaf09
  4. #f3f312
  5. #f7f75a

Shades

#afaf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afaf09
  2. #9e9e08
  3. #8c8c07
  4. #7b7b06
  5. #696905
  6. #585805
  7. #464604
  8. #353503
  9. #232302
  10. #121201
  11. #000000

Tints

#afaf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afaf09
  2. #b7b722
  3. #bfbf3a
  4. #c7c753
  5. #cfcf6b
  6. #d7d784
  7. #dfdf9d
  8. #e7e7b5
  9. #efefce
  10. #f7f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afaf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afaf09
  2. #aaaa15
  3. #a6a621
  4. #a1a12d
  5. #9c9c39
  6. #989845
  7. #939350
  8. #8e8e5c
  9. #898968
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8aa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ad1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afaf09 {
  color: #afaf09;
}
Background
.bg-afaf09 {
  background-color: #afaf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afaf09 {
  border: 2px solid #afaf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afaf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 175 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afaf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afaf09, #5caf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afaf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 175 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.93 #5050f6 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#afaf09  rgb(175, 175, 9)  hsl(60, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#0909af  rgb(9, 9, 175)  hsl(240, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09afaf  rgb(9, 175, 175)  hsl(180, 90%, 36%)  Verdigris
#af09af  rgb(175, 9, 175)  hsl(300, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid