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#A7A00A

#a7a00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a7a00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.19% magenta, 94.01% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.32°, with 88.7% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3338

Complementary

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #0a11a7

Split complementary

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #0a60a7
  3. #510aa7

Analogous

  1. #a7510a
  2. #a7a00a
  3. #60a70a

Triadic

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #0aa7a0
  3. #a00aa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #11a70a
  3. #0a11a7
  4. #a00aa7

Square

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #0aa751
  3. #0a11a7
  4. #a70a60

Monochromatic

  1. #171601
  2. #5f5b06
  3. #a7a00a
  4. #efe50e
  5. #f5ee55

Shades

#a7a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #969009
  3. #868008
  4. #757007
  5. #646006
  6. #545005
  7. #434004
  8. #323003
  9. #212002
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #b0aa23
  3. #b9b33b
  4. #c1bd54
  5. #cac66c
  6. #d3d085
  7. #dcd99d
  8. #e5e3b6
  9. #edecce
  10. #f6f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7a00a
  2. #a39d16
  3. #9f9a22
  4. #9b962d
  5. #979339
  6. #949045
  7. #908d51
  8. #8c8a5d
  9. #888668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9f18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7a00a {
  color: #a7a00a;
}
Background
.bg-a7a00a {
  background-color: #a7a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7a00a {
  border: 2px solid #a7a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7a00a, #60a70a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.60 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.18 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.74 #585ff5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#a7a00a  rgb(167, 160, 10)  hsl(57, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0a11a7  rgb(10, 17, 167)  hsl(237, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0aa7a0  rgb(10, 167, 160)  hsl(177, 89%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a00aa7  rgb(160, 10, 167)  hsl(297, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta