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#AAA009

#aaa009 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa009 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 62.75% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.27°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3371

Complementary

  1. #aaa009
  2. #0913aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa009
  2. #0964aa
  3. #4f09aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4f09
  2. #aaa009
  3. #64aa09

Triadic

  1. #aaa009
  2. #09aaa0
  3. #a009aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa009
  2. #13aa09
  3. #0913aa
  4. #a009aa

Square

  1. #aaa009
  2. #09aa4f
  3. #0913aa
  4. #aa0964

Monochromatic

  1. #191701
  2. #615c05
  3. #aaa009
  4. #f2e40d
  5. #f6ec56

Shades

#aaa009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa009
  2. #999008
  3. #888007
  4. #777006
  5. #666005
  6. #555005
  7. #444004
  8. #333003
  9. #222002
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa009
  2. #b3aa22
  3. #bbb33a
  4. #c4bd53
  5. #ccc66b
  6. #d5d084
  7. #ddd99d
  8. #e6e3b5
  9. #eeecce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa009
  2. #a69d15
  3. #a29a21
  4. #9d962d
  5. #999339
  6. #959045
  7. #918d50
  8. #8d8a5c
  9. #888668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa018 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa009 {
  color: #aaa009;
}
Background
.bg-aaa009 {
  background-color: #aaa009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa009 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa009, #64aa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.89 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.09 #555ff6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa009  rgb(170, 160, 9)  hsl(56, 90%, 35%)  Brass
#0913aa  rgb(9, 19, 170)  hsl(236, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#09aaa0  rgb(9, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a009aa  rgb(160, 9, 170)  hsl(296, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta