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#AFA641

#afa641 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#afa641 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 65.1% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.14% magenta, 62.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 55.09°, with 45.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.3677

Complementary

  1. #afa641
  2. #414aaf

Split complementary

  1. #afa641
  2. #4181af
  3. #6f41af

Analogous

  1. #af6f41
  2. #afa641
  3. #81af41

Triadic

  1. #afa641
  2. #41afa6
  3. #a641af

Tetradic

  1. #afa641
  2. #4aaf41
  3. #414aaf
  4. #a641af

Square

  1. #afa641
  2. #41af6f
  3. #414aaf
  4. #af4181

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3c18
  2. #77712c
  3. #afa641
  4. #cbc372
  5. #dfdbaa

Shades

#afa641 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa641
  2. #9e953b
  3. #8c8534
  4. #7b742e
  5. #696427
  6. #585321
  7. #46421a
  8. #353214
  9. #23210d
  10. #121107
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa641 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa641
  2. #b7af54
  3. #bfb867
  4. #c7c17a
  5. #cfca8d
  6. #d7d3a0
  7. #dfdbb3
  8. #e7e4c6
  9. #efedd9
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa641 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa641
  2. #aaa247
  3. #a69e4e
  4. #a19b54
  5. #9c975a
  6. #989361
  7. #938f67
  8. #8e8b6d
  9. #898873
  10. #85847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a135 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a33a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a645 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa641 {
  color: #afa641;
}
Background
.bg-afa641 {
  background-color: #afa641;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa641 {
  border: 2px solid #afa641;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa641;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 166 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 46% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa641 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa641, #81af41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa641 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 166 65 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 1.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.07 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.42 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.35 #5059be Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#afa641  rgb(175, 166, 65)  hsl(55, 46%, 47%)  Brass
#414aaf  rgb(65, 74, 175)  hsl(235, 46%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#41afa6  rgb(65, 175, 166)  hsl(175, 46%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#a641af  rgb(166, 65, 175)  hsl(295, 46%, 47%)  Purpureus