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#A8A930

#a8a930 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a8a930 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 66.27% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.6% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 60.5°, with 55.76% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.3691

Complementary

  1. #a8a930
  2. #3130a9

Split complementary

  1. #a8a930
  2. #306ba9
  3. #6e30a9

Analogous

  1. #a96e30
  2. #a8a930
  3. #6ba930

Triadic

  1. #a8a930
  2. #30a8a9
  3. #a930a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a930
  2. #30a931
  3. #3130a9
  4. #a930a8

Square

  1. #a8a930
  2. #30a96e
  3. #3130a9
  4. #a9306b

Monochromatic

  1. #32320e
  2. #6d6d1f
  3. #a8a930
  4. #cecf56
  5. #dfe092

Shades

#a8a930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a930
  2. #97982b
  3. #868726
  4. #767622
  5. #65651d
  6. #545518
  7. #434413
  8. #32330e
  9. #22220a
  10. #111105
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a930
  2. #b1b245
  3. #b9ba59
  4. #c2c36e
  5. #cbcb83
  6. #d4d498
  7. #dcddac
  8. #e5e5c1
  9. #eeeed6
  10. #f6f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a930
  2. #a4a538
  3. #a0a140
  4. #9c9d48
  5. #989950
  6. #949558
  7. #909060
  8. #8c8c68
  9. #888870
  10. #848478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a21a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a539 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a525 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a930 {
  color: #a8a930;
}
Background
.bg-a8a930 {
  background-color: #a8a930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a930 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 169 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 56% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a930, #6ba930);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 169 48 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.88 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.19 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.54 #5756cf Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#a8a930  rgb(168, 169, 48)  hsl(61, 56%, 43%)  Brass
#3130a9  rgb(49, 48, 169)  hsl(241, 56%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#30a8a9  rgb(48, 168, 169)  hsl(181, 56%, 43%)  Verdigris
#a930a8  rgb(169, 48, 168)  hsl(301, 56%, 43%)  Purpureus