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#A4A00A

#a4a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a4a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 93.9% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 58.44°, with 88.51% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3306

Complementary

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #0a0ea4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #0a5ba4
  3. #530aa4

Analogous

  1. #a4530a
  2. #a4a00a
  3. #5ba40a

Triadic

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #0aa4a0
  3. #a00aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #0ea40a
  3. #0a0ea4
  4. #a00aa4

Square

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #0aa453
  3. #0a0ea4
  4. #a40a5b

Monochromatic

  1. #141301
  2. #5c5a06
  3. #a4a00a
  4. #ece60e
  5. #f4f053

Shades

#a4a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #949009
  3. #838008
  4. #737007
  5. #626006
  6. #525005
  7. #424004
  8. #313003
  9. #212002
  10. #101001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #adaa23
  3. #b6b33b
  4. #bfbd54
  5. #c8c66c
  6. #d2d085
  7. #dbd99d
  8. #e4e3b6
  9. #edecce
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a00a
  2. #a09d16
  3. #9d9a22
  4. #99962d
  5. #969339
  6. #929045
  7. #8e8d51
  8. #8b8a5d
  9. #878668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b19588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9f18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a00a {
  color: #a4a00a;
}
Background
.bg-a4a00a {
  background-color: #a4a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a00a {
  border: 2px solid #a4a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 89% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a00a, #5ba40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.11 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.44 #5b5ff5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#a4a00a  rgb(164, 160, 10)  hsl(58, 89%, 34%)  Brass
#0a0ea4  rgb(10, 14, 164)  hsl(238, 89%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa4a0  rgb(10, 164, 160)  hsl(178, 89%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a00aa4  rgb(160, 10, 164)  hsl(298, 89%, 34%)  Dark Magenta