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#A0900A

#a0900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a0900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 53.6°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2744

Complementary

  1. #a0900a
  2. #0a1aa0

Split complementary

  1. #a0900a
  2. #0a65a0
  3. #450aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0450a
  2. #a0900a
  3. #65a00a

Triadic

  1. #a0900a
  2. #0aa090
  3. #900aa0

Tetradic

  1. #a0900a
  2. #1aa00a
  3. #0a1aa0
  4. #900aa0

Square

  1. #a0900a
  2. #0aa045
  3. #0a1aa0
  4. #a00a65

Monochromatic

  1. #131101
  2. #584f05
  3. #a0900a
  4. #e8d10e
  5. #f4e24f

Shades

#a0900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0900a
  2. #908209
  3. #807308
  4. #706507
  5. #605606
  6. #504805
  7. #403a04
  8. #302b03
  9. #201d02
  10. #100e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0900a
  2. #aa9b23
  3. #b3a63b
  4. #bdb154
  5. #c6bc6c
  6. #d0c885
  7. #d9d39d
  8. #e3deb6
  9. #ece9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0900a
  2. #9d8e16
  3. #9a8d22
  4. #968b2d
  5. #938a39
  6. #908845
  7. #8d8651
  8. #8a855d
  9. #868368
  10. #838274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968f71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3921b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a88961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0900a {
  color: #a0900a;
}
Background
.bg-a0900a {
  background-color: #a0900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0900a {
  border: 2px solid #a0900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0900a, #65a00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 13.39 #5f6ff5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Brass
#a0900a  rgb(160, 144, 10)  hsl(54, 88%, 33%)  Brass
#0a1aa0  rgb(10, 26, 160)  hsl(234, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0aa090  rgb(10, 160, 144)  hsl(174, 88%, 33%)  Persian Green
#900aa0  rgb(144, 10, 160)  hsl(294, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta