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#AAA017

#aaa017 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa017 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.92°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #aaa017
  2. #1721aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa017
  2. #176aaa
  3. #5617aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5617
  2. #aaa017
  3. #6aaa17

Triadic

  1. #aaa017
  2. #17aaa0
  3. #a017aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa017
  2. #21aa17
  3. #1721aa
  4. #a017aa

Square

  1. #aaa017
  2. #17aa56
  3. #1721aa
  4. #aa176a

Monochromatic

  1. #232105
  2. #67610e
  3. #aaa017
  4. #e2d62b
  5. #ebe36f

Shades

#aaa017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa017
  2. #999015
  3. #888012
  4. #777010
  5. #66600e
  6. #55500c
  7. #444009
  8. #333007
  9. #222005
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa017
  2. #b3aa2e
  3. #bbb345
  4. #c4bd5d
  5. #ccc674
  6. #d5d08b
  7. #ddd9a2
  8. #e6e3b9
  9. #eeecd1
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa017
  2. #a69d22
  3. #a29a2c
  4. #9d9637
  5. #999341
  6. #95904c
  7. #918d56
  8. #8d8a61
  9. #88866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 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 #b3a025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2996d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa017 {
  color: #aaa017;
}
Background
.bg-aaa017 {
  background-color: #aaa017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa017 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa017, #6aaa17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 23 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.14 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.99 #555fe8 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa017  rgb(170, 160, 23)  hsl(56, 76%, 38%)  Brass
#1721aa  rgb(23, 33, 170)  hsl(236, 76%, 38%)  Zaffre
#17aaa0  rgb(23, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 76%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a017aa  rgb(160, 23, 170)  hsl(296, 76%, 38%)  Dark Magenta