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#A28C19

#a28c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a28c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.58% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 50.36°, with 73.26% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 8.29.

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Relative luminance0.2651

Complementary

  1. #a28c19
  2. #192fa2

Split complementary

  1. #a28c19
  2. #1974a2
  3. #4719a2

Analogous

  1. #a24719
  2. #a28c19
  3. #74a219

Triadic

  1. #a28c19
  2. #19a28c
  3. #8c19a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28c19
  2. #2fa219
  3. #192fa2
  4. #8c19a2

Square

  1. #a28c19
  2. #19a247
  3. #192fa2
  4. #a21974

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1905
  2. #60530f
  3. #a28c19
  4. #dec129
  5. #e8d46c

Shades

#a28c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28c19
  2. #927e17
  3. #827014
  4. #716212
  5. #61540f
  6. #51460d
  7. #41380a
  8. #312a08
  9. #201c05
  10. #100e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28c19
  2. #ab9830
  3. #b5a347
  4. #beaf5e
  5. #c7ba75
  6. #d1c68c
  7. #dad1a3
  8. #e3ddba
  9. #ece8d1
  10. #f6f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28c19
  2. #9f8b23
  3. #9b8a2e
  4. #988838
  5. #948742
  6. #91864d
  7. #8e8557
  8. #8a8461
  9. #87826b
  10. #838176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19023 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b08077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a18e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28c19 {
  color: #a28c19;
}
Background
.bg-a28c19 {
  background-color: #a28c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a28c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28c19, #74a219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.29 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.41 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.56 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.75 #5d73e6 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Brass
#a28c19  rgb(162, 140, 25)  hsl(50, 73%, 37%)  Brass
#192fa2  rgb(25, 47, 162)  hsl(230, 73%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#19a28c  rgb(25, 162, 140)  hsl(170, 73%, 37%)  Persian Green
#8c19a2  rgb(140, 25, 162)  hsl(290, 73%, 37%)  Dark Magenta