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#A6A00A

#a6a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 93.98% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 57.69°, with 88.64% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3327

Complementary

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #0a10a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #0a5ea6
  3. #520aa6

Analogous

  1. #a6520a
  2. #a6a00a
  3. #5ea60a

Triadic

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #0aa6a0
  3. #a00aa6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #10a60a
  3. #0a10a6
  4. #a00aa6

Square

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #0aa652
  3. #0a10a6
  4. #a60a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #161501
  2. #5e5a06
  3. #a6a00a
  4. #eee60e
  5. #f5ef54

Shades

#a6a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #959009
  3. #858008
  4. #747007
  5. #646006
  6. #535005
  7. #424004
  8. #323003
  9. #212002
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #afaa23
  3. #b8b33b
  4. #c1bd54
  5. #cac66c
  6. #d3d085
  7. #dbd99d
  8. #e4e3b6
  9. #edecce
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a00a
  2. #a29d16
  3. #9e9a22
  4. #9b962d
  5. #979339
  6. #939045
  7. #8f8d51
  8. #8b8a5d
  9. #888668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b39488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9f18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a00a {
  color: #a6a00a;
}
Background
.bg-a6a00a {
  background-color: #a6a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a00a {
  border: 2px solid #a6a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a00a, #5ea60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.95 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.63 #595ff5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#a6a00a  rgb(166, 160, 10)  hsl(58, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0a10a6  rgb(10, 16, 166)  hsl(238, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0aa6a0  rgb(10, 166, 160)  hsl(178, 89%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a00aa6  rgb(160, 10, 166)  hsl(298, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta