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#AA9D4E

#aa9d4e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa9d4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 61.57% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.65% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.52°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3321

Complementary

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #4e5baa

Split complementary

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #4e89aa
  3. #6f4eaa

Analogous

  1. #aa6f4e
  2. #aa9d4e
  3. #89aa4e

Triadic

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #4eaa9d
  3. #9d4eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #5baa4e
  3. #4e5baa
  4. #9d4eaa

Square

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #4eaa6f
  3. #4e5baa
  4. #aa4e89

Monochromatic

  1. #413c1e
  2. #766d36
  3. #aa9d4e
  4. #c5bb80
  5. #ddd7b4

Shades

#aa9d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #998d46
  3. #887e3e
  4. #776e37
  5. #665e2f
  6. #554f27
  7. #443f1f
  8. #332f17
  9. #221f10
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #b3a760
  3. #bbb171
  4. #c4ba83
  5. #ccc495
  6. #d5cea7
  7. #ddd8b8
  8. #e6e2ca
  9. #eeebdc
  10. #f7f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9d4e
  2. #a69a53
  3. #a29758
  4. #9d945d
  5. #999162
  6. #958f67
  7. #918c6c
  8. #8d8971
  9. #888676
  10. #84837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19777 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9d4e {
  color: #aa9d4e;
}
Background
.bg-aa9d4e {
  background-color: #aa9d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9d4e {
  border: 2px solid #aa9d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 157 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9d4e, #89aa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 157 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.45 #5562b1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Brass
#aa9d4e  rgb(170, 157, 78)  hsl(52, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4e5baa  rgb(78, 91, 170)  hsl(232, 37%, 49%)  Sapphire
#4eaa9d  rgb(78, 170, 157)  hsl(172, 37%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#9d4eaa  rgb(157, 78, 170)  hsl(292, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus