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#A9900A

#a9900a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a9900a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.79% magenta, 94.08% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 50.57°, with 88.83% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.284

Complementary

  1. #a9900a
  2. #0a23a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9900a
  2. #0a72a9
  3. #410aa9

Analogous

  1. #a9410a
  2. #a9900a
  3. #72a90a

Triadic

  1. #a9900a
  2. #0aa990
  3. #900aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9900a
  2. #23a90a
  3. #0a23a9
  4. #900aa9

Square

  1. #a9900a
  2. #0aa941
  3. #0a23a9
  4. #a90a72

Monochromatic

  1. #191501
  2. #615206
  3. #a9900a
  4. #f1cd0f
  5. #f5dc57

Shades

#a9900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9900a
  2. #988209
  3. #877308
  4. #766507
  5. #655606
  6. #554805
  7. #443a04
  8. #332b03
  9. #221d02
  10. #110e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9900a
  2. #b29b23
  3. #baa63b
  4. #c3b154
  5. #cbbc6c
  6. #d4c885
  7. #ddd39d
  8. #e5deb6
  9. #eee9ce
  10. #f6f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9900a
  2. #a58e16
  3. #a18d22
  4. #9d8b2d
  5. #998a39
  6. #958845
  7. #908651
  8. #8c855d
  9. #888368
  10. #848274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7951a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7847a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89315 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b28961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9900a {
  color: #a9900a;
}
Background
.bg-a9900a {
  background-color: #a9900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9900a {
  border: 2px solid #a9900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9900a, #72a90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.55 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.45 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.18 #566ff5 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Brass
#a9900a  rgb(169, 144, 10)  hsl(51, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0a23a9  rgb(10, 35, 169)  hsl(231, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0aa990  rgb(10, 169, 144)  hsl(171, 89%, 35%)  Persian Green
#900aa9  rgb(144, 10, 169)  hsl(291, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta