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#AAA11F

#aaa11f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa11f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.14% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 81.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.12°, with 69.15% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3413

Complementary

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #1f28aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #1f6daa
  3. #5c1faa

Analogous

  1. #aa5c1f
  2. #aaa11f
  3. #6daa1f

Triadic

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #1faaa1
  3. #a11faa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #28aa1f
  3. #1f28aa
  4. #a11faa

Square

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #1faa5c
  3. #1f28aa
  4. #aa1f6d

Monochromatic

  1. #292607
  2. #696413
  3. #aaa11f
  4. #dbd13a
  5. #e7e07b

Shades

#aaa11f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #99911c
  3. #888119
  4. #777116
  5. #666113
  6. #555110
  7. #44400c
  8. #333009
  9. #222006
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa11f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #b3aa35
  3. #bbb44c
  4. #c4bd62
  5. #ccc779
  6. #d5d08f
  7. #ddd9a5
  8. #e6e3bc
  9. #eeecd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa11f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa11f
  2. #a69e29
  3. #a29a32
  4. #9d973c
  5. #999446
  6. #959150
  7. #918d59
  8. #8d8a63
  9. #88876d
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7958a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9d0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29a6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa11f {
  color: #aaa11f;
}
Background
.bg-aaa11f {
  background-color: #aaa11f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa11f {
  border: 2px solid #aaa11f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa11f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 161 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 69% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa11f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa11f, #6daa1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa11f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 161 31 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.49 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.11 #555ee0 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa11f  rgb(170, 161, 31)  hsl(56, 69%, 39%)  Brass
#1f28aa  rgb(31, 40, 170)  hsl(236, 69%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#1faaa1  rgb(31, 170, 161)  hsl(176, 69%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a11faa  rgb(161, 31, 170)  hsl(296, 69%, 39%)  Dark Orchid