Lighter companion
Canary Radiant Dust
#A8A36B · hsl(55, 26%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(154, 149, 91)
HSL
hsl(55, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 41%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.1:1AA Large
on black
6.8:1AA
About this color
Canary Core Dust (#9A955B) belongs to the yellow family — hue 55°, 26% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-canary-core-dust: #9A955B; --colorarchive-canary-core-dust-hsl: hsl(55, 26%, 48%); --colorarchive-canary-core-dust-rgb: rgb(154, 149, 91); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Canary Velvet Dust
#87824F · hsl(55, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Core Dust
#5B659A · hsl(230, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Olive Core Dust
#859A5B · hsl(80, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Coral Core Dust
#9A7A5B · hsl(30, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Cyan Core Dust
#5B9A95 · hsl(175, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Core Dust
#905B9A · hsl(290, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Steel Core Dust
#5B809A · hsl(205, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Core Dust
#705B9A · hsl(260, 26%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Canary Core Dust #9A955B Lighter companion: Canary Radiant Dust #A8A36B Darker companion: Canary Velvet Dust #87824F Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Core Dust #5B659A Analogous lead: Olive Core Dust #859A5B Analogous echo: Coral Core Dust #9A7A5B Triadic +120°: Cyan Core Dust #5B9A95 Triadic +240°: Magenta Core Dust #905B9A Split-comp +150°: Steel Core Dust #5B809A Split-comp +210°: Orchid Core Dust #705B9A
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Canary Core Muted
#908D64 · hsl(55, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Canary Core Soft
#A49D51 · hsl(55, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Canary Velvet Dust
#87824F · hsl(55, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Canary Radiant Dust
#A8A36B · hsl(55, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Amber Core Dust
#9A905B · hsl(50, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Dust
#9A9A5B · hsl(60, 26%, 48%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#989970
Protanopia
#98986D
Tritanopia
#9A797B
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