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#A79110

#a79110 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a79110 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 56.86% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 90.42% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 51.26°, with 82.51% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.285

Complementary

  1. #a79110
  2. #1026a7

Split complementary

  1. #a79110
  2. #1071a7
  3. #4610a7

Analogous

  1. #a74610
  2. #a79110
  3. #71a710

Triadic

  1. #a79110
  2. #10a791
  3. #9110a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79110
  2. #26a710
  3. #1026a7
  4. #9110a7

Square

  1. #a79110
  2. #10a746
  3. #1026a7
  4. #a71071

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1803
  2. #615409
  3. #a79110
  4. #e9cb1a
  5. #f0db60

Shades

#a79110 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79110
  2. #96830e
  3. #86740d
  4. #75660b
  5. #64570a
  6. #544908
  7. #433a06
  8. #322c05
  9. #211d03
  10. #110f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79110 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79110
  2. #b09c28
  3. #b9a740
  4. #c1b258
  5. #cabd70
  6. #d3c888
  7. #dcd39f
  8. #e5deb7
  9. #ede9cf
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79110 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79110
  2. #a38f1b
  3. #9f8e26
  4. #9b8c32
  5. #978a3d
  6. #948948
  7. #908753
  8. #8c855e
  9. #88836a
  10. #848275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7951d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5857b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79319 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b08a62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79110 {
  color: #a79110;
}
Background
.bg-a79110 {
  background-color: #a79110;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79110 {
  border: 2px solid #a79110;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79110;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 145 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79110 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79110, #71a710);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79110 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 145 16 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.05 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.78 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.58 #586eef Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Brass
#a79110  rgb(167, 145, 16)  hsl(51, 83%, 36%)  Brass
#1026a7  rgb(16, 38, 167)  hsl(231, 83%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#10a791  rgb(16, 167, 145)  hsl(171, 83%, 36%)  Persian Green
#9110a7  rgb(145, 16, 167)  hsl(291, 83%, 36%)  Dark Magenta