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#AA900F

#aa900f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa900f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 56.47% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.94°, with 83.78% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.2853

Complementary

  1. #aa900f
  2. #0f29aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa900f
  2. #0f76aa
  3. #430faa

Analogous

  1. #aa430f
  2. #aa900f
  3. #76aa0f

Triadic

  1. #aa900f
  2. #0faa90
  3. #900faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa900f
  2. #29aa0f
  3. #0f29aa
  4. #900faa

Square

  1. #aa900f
  2. #0faa43
  3. #0f29aa
  4. #aa0f76

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1903
  2. #645409
  3. #aa900f
  4. #ebc81b
  5. #f1d961

Shades

#aa900f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa900f
  2. #99820e
  3. #88730c
  4. #77650b
  5. #665609
  6. #554808
  7. #443a06
  8. #332b05
  9. #221d03
  10. #110e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa900f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa900f
  2. #b39b27
  3. #bba63f
  4. #c4b157
  5. #ccbc6f
  6. #d5c887
  7. #ddd39f
  8. #e6deb7
  9. #eee9cf
  10. #f7f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa900f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa900f
  2. #a68e1a
  3. #a28d26
  4. #9d8b31
  5. #998a3c
  6. #958848
  7. #918653
  8. #8d855e
  9. #888369
  10. #848275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7951c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9837a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89318 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b38961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa900f {
  color: #aa900f;
}
Background
.bg-aa900f {
  background-color: #aa900f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa900f {
  border: 2px solid #aa900f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa900f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 144 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa900f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa900f, #76aa0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa900f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 144 15 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.53 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.28 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.09 #556ff0 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Brass
#aa900f  rgb(170, 144, 15)  hsl(50, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0f29aa  rgb(15, 41, 170)  hsl(230, 84%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#0faa90  rgb(15, 170, 144)  hsl(170, 84%, 36%)  Persian Green
#900faa  rgb(144, 15, 170)  hsl(290, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta