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#A5900A

#a5900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a5900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.73% magenta, 93.94% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 51.87°, with 88.57% saturation and 34.31% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.2797

Complementary

  1. #a5900a
  2. #0a1fa5

Split complementary

  1. #a5900a
  2. #0a6ca5
  3. #420aa5

Analogous

  1. #a5420a
  2. #a5900a
  3. #6ca50a

Triadic

  1. #a5900a
  2. #0aa590
  3. #900aa5

Tetradic

  1. #a5900a
  2. #1fa50a
  3. #0a1fa5
  4. #900aa5

Square

  1. #a5900a
  2. #0aa542
  3. #0a1fa5
  4. #a50a6c

Monochromatic

  1. #151201
  2. #5d5106
  3. #a5900a
  4. #edcf0e
  5. #f5df53

Shades

#a5900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5900a
  2. #958209
  3. #847308
  4. #746507
  5. #635606
  6. #534805
  7. #423a04
  8. #322b03
  9. #211d02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5900a
  2. #ae9b23
  3. #b7a63b
  4. #c0b154
  5. #c9bc6c
  6. #d2c885
  7. #dbd39d
  8. #e4deb6
  9. #ede9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5900a
  2. #a18e16
  3. #9e8d22
  4. #9a8b2d
  5. #968a39
  6. #938845
  7. #8f8651
  8. #8b855d
  9. #878368
  10. #848274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999072 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5931a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae8961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5900a {
  color: #a5900a;
}
Background
.bg-a5900a {
  background-color: #a5900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5900a {
  border: 2px solid #a5900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 89% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5900a, #6ca50a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.40 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.04 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.07 #5a6ff5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Brass
#a5900a  rgb(165, 144, 10)  hsl(52, 89%, 34%)  Brass
#0a1fa5  rgb(10, 31, 165)  hsl(232, 89%, 34%)  Zaffre
#0aa590  rgb(10, 165, 144)  hsl(172, 89%, 34%)  Persian Green
#900aa5  rgb(144, 10, 165)  hsl(292, 89%, 34%)  Dark Magenta