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#AAA01C

#aaa01c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa01c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.77°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% 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 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3377

Complementary

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #1c26aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #1c6daa
  3. #591caa

Analogous

  1. #aa591c
  2. #aaa01c
  3. #6daa1c

Triadic

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #1caaa0
  3. #a01caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #26aa1c
  3. #1c26aa
  4. #a01caa

Square

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #1caa59
  3. #1c26aa
  4. #aa1c6d

Monochromatic

  1. #272406
  2. #686211
  3. #aaa01c
  4. #ded235
  5. #e9e076

Shades

#aaa01c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #999019
  3. #888016
  4. #777014
  5. #666011
  6. #55500e
  7. #44400b
  8. #333008
  9. #222006
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa01c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #b3aa33
  3. #bbb349
  4. #c4bd60
  5. #ccc677
  6. #d5d08e
  7. #ddd9a4
  8. #e6e3bb
  9. #eeecd2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa01c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa01c
  2. #a69d26
  3. #a29a30
  4. #9d963a
  5. #999344
  6. #95904e
  7. #918d58
  8. #8d8a62
  9. #88866c
  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 #a29e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a028 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9c03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa024 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2996d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa01c {
  color: #aaa01c;
}
Background
.bg-aaa01c {
  background-color: #aaa01c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa01c {
  border: 2px solid #aaa01c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa01c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa01c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa01c, #6daa1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa01c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.95 #555fe3 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa01c  rgb(170, 160, 28)  hsl(56, 72%, 39%)  Brass
#1c26aa  rgb(28, 38, 170)  hsl(236, 72%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#1caaa0  rgb(28, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a01caa  rgb(160, 28, 170)  hsl(296, 72%, 39%)  Dark Orchid