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#AAA208

#aaa208 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa208 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.04°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.344

Complementary

  1. #aaa208
  2. #0810aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa208
  2. #0861aa
  3. #5108aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5108
  2. #aaa208
  3. #61aa08

Triadic

  1. #aaa208
  2. #08aaa2
  3. #a208aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa208
  2. #10aa08
  3. #0810aa
  4. #a208aa

Square

  1. #aaa208
  2. #08aa51
  3. #0810aa
  4. #aa0861

Monochromatic

  1. #181701
  2. #615c05
  3. #aaa208
  4. #f3e80b
  5. #f7ef54

Shades

#aaa208 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa208
  2. #999207
  3. #888206
  4. #777106
  5. #666105
  6. #555104
  7. #444103
  8. #333102
  9. #222002
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa208 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa208
  2. #b3ab21
  3. #bbb539
  4. #c4be52
  5. #ccc76b
  6. #d5d184
  7. #ddda9c
  8. #e6e3b5
  9. #eeecce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa208 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa208
  2. #a69f14
  3. #a29b20
  4. #9d982c
  5. #999438
  6. #959144
  7. #918e50
  8. #8d8a5c
  9. #888768
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a07e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a11e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29b6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa208 {
  color: #aaa208;
}
Background
.bg-aaa208 {
  background-color: #aaa208;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa208 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa208;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa208;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa208 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa208, #61aa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa208 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.38 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.22 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.47 #555df7 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa208  rgb(170, 162, 8)  hsl(57, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#0810aa  rgb(8, 16, 170)  hsl(237, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#08aaa2  rgb(8, 170, 162)  hsl(177, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a208aa  rgb(162, 8, 170)  hsl(297, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta