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#A99C19

#a99c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a99c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 85.21% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 54.58°, with 74.23% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3228

Complementary

  1. #a99c19
  2. #1926a9

Split complementary

  1. #a99c19
  2. #196ea9
  3. #5419a9

Analogous

  1. #a95419
  2. #a99c19
  3. #6ea919

Triadic

  1. #a99c19
  2. #19a99c
  3. #9c19a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99c19
  2. #26a919
  3. #1926a9
  4. #9c19a9

Square

  1. #a99c19
  2. #19a954
  3. #1926a9
  4. #a9196e

Monochromatic

  1. #242105
  2. #665e0f
  3. #a99c19
  4. #e0d02e
  5. #eadf71

Shades

#a99c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99c19
  2. #988c17
  3. #877d14
  4. #766d12
  5. #655e0f
  6. #554e0d
  7. #443e0a
  8. #332f08
  9. #221f05
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99c19
  2. #b2a630
  3. #bab047
  4. #c3ba5e
  5. #cbc475
  6. #d4ce8c
  7. #ddd7a3
  8. #e5e1ba
  9. #eeebd1
  10. #f6f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99c19
  2. #a59923
  3. #a1962e
  4. #9d9438
  5. #999142
  6. #958e4d
  7. #908b57
  8. #8c8861
  9. #88866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9c21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99c19 {
  color: #a99c19;
}
Background
.bg-a99c19 {
  background-color: #a99c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a99c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99c19, #6ea919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.69 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 12.20 #5663e6 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#a99c19  rgb(169, 156, 25)  hsl(55, 74%, 38%)  Brass
#1926a9  rgb(25, 38, 169)  hsl(235, 74%, 38%)  Imperial Blue
#19a99c  rgb(25, 169, 156)  hsl(175, 74%, 38%)  Persian Green
#9c19a9  rgb(156, 25, 169)  hsl(295, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta