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#A2900A

#a2900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 93.83% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 52.89°, with 88.37% saturation and 33.73% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.41.

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Relative luminance0.2765

Complementary

  1. #a2900a
  2. #0a1ca2

Split complementary

  1. #a2900a
  2. #0a68a2
  3. #440aa2

Analogous

  1. #a2440a
  2. #a2900a
  3. #68a20a

Triadic

  1. #a2900a
  2. #0aa290
  3. #900aa2

Tetradic

  1. #a2900a
  2. #1ca20a
  3. #0a1ca2
  4. #900aa2

Square

  1. #a2900a
  2. #0aa244
  3. #0a1ca2
  4. #a20a68

Monochromatic

  1. #131101
  2. #5a5006
  3. #a2900a
  4. #ead00e
  5. #f4e151

Shades

#a2900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2900a
  2. #928209
  3. #827308
  4. #716507
  5. #615606
  6. #514805
  7. #413a04
  8. #312b03
  9. #201d02
  10. #100e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2900a
  2. #ab9b23
  3. #b5a63b
  4. #beb154
  5. #c7bc6c
  6. #d1c885
  7. #dad39d
  8. #e3deb6
  9. #ece9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2900a
  2. #9f8e16
  3. #9b8d22
  4. #988b2d
  5. #948a39
  6. #918845
  7. #8e8651
  8. #8a855d
  9. #878368
  10. #838274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979072 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4921b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa8961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2900a {
  color: #a2900a;
}
Background
.bg-a2900a {
  background-color: #a2900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2900a {
  border: 2px solid #a2900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 88% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2900a, #68a20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.41 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.79 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.64 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.86 #5d6ff5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Brass
#a2900a  rgb(162, 144, 10)  hsl(53, 88%, 34%)  Brass
#0a1ca2  rgb(10, 28, 162)  hsl(233, 88%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa290  rgb(10, 162, 144)  hsl(173, 88%, 34%)  Persian Green
#900aa2  rgb(144, 10, 162)  hsl(293, 88%, 34%)  Dark Magenta