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#A59C19

#a59c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a59c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 84.85% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 56.14°, with 73.68% saturation and 37.25% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3185

Complementary

  1. #a59c19
  2. #1922a5

Split complementary

  1. #a59c19
  2. #1968a5
  3. #5619a5

Analogous

  1. #a55619
  2. #a59c19
  3. #68a519

Triadic

  1. #a59c19
  2. #19a59c
  3. #9c19a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59c19
  2. #22a519
  3. #1922a5
  4. #9c19a5

Square

  1. #a59c19
  2. #19a556
  3. #1922a5
  4. #a51968

Monochromatic

  1. #201e05
  2. #635d0f
  3. #a59c19
  4. #dfd32c
  5. #e9e16e

Shades

#a59c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59c19
  2. #958c17
  3. #847d14
  4. #746d12
  5. #635e0f
  6. #534e0d
  7. #423e0a
  8. #322f08
  9. #211f05
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59c19
  2. #aea630
  3. #b7b047
  4. #c0ba5e
  5. #c9c475
  6. #d2ce8c
  7. #dbd7a3
  8. #e4e1ba
  9. #edebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59c19
  2. #a19923
  3. #9e962e
  4. #9a9438
  5. #969142
  6. #938e4d
  7. #8f8b57
  8. #8b8861
  9. #87866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9c21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59c19 {
  color: #a59c19;
}
Background
.bg-a59c19 {
  background-color: #a59c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a59c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59c19, #68a519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.58 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.10 #5a63e6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Brass
#a59c19  rgb(165, 156, 25)  hsl(56, 74%, 37%)  Brass
#1922a5  rgb(25, 34, 165)  hsl(236, 74%, 37%)  Zaffre
#19a59c  rgb(25, 165, 156)  hsl(176, 74%, 37%)  Persian Green
#9c19a5  rgb(156, 25, 165)  hsl(296, 74%, 37%)  Dark Magenta