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#AD9C19

#ad9c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ad9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.83% magenta, 85.55% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 53.11°, with 74.75% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.3273

Complementary

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #192aad

Split complementary

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #1974ad
  3. #5219ad

Analogous

  1. #ad5219
  2. #ad9c19
  3. #74ad19

Triadic

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #19ad9c
  3. #9c19ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #2aad19
  3. #192aad
  4. #9c19ad

Square

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #19ad52
  3. #192aad
  4. #ad1974

Monochromatic

  1. #272306
  2. #6a600f
  3. #ad9c19
  4. #e1cd31
  5. #ebdd74

Shades

#ad9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #9c8c17
  3. #8a7d14
  4. #796d12
  5. #685e0f
  6. #574e0d
  7. #453e0a
  8. #342f08
  9. #231f05
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #b5a630
  3. #bdb047
  4. #c6ba5e
  5. #cec475
  6. #d6ce8c
  7. #ded7a3
  8. #e6e1ba
  9. #efebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad9c19
  2. #a99923
  3. #a4962e
  4. #a09438
  5. #9b9142
  6. #978e4d
  7. #928b57
  8. #8e8861
  9. #89866b
  10. #858376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9d21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad9c19 {
  color: #ad9c19;
}
Background
.bg-ad9c19 {
  background-color: #ad9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ad9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad9c19, #74ad19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.80 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.06 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.33 #5263e6 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Brass
#ad9c19  rgb(173, 156, 25)  hsl(53, 75%, 39%)  Brass
#192aad  rgb(25, 42, 173)  hsl(233, 75%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#19ad9c  rgb(25, 173, 156)  hsl(173, 75%, 39%)  Persian Green
#9c19ad  rgb(156, 25, 173)  hsl(293, 75%, 39%)  Dark Orchid