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#AAA21D

#aaa21d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa21d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 82.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.6°, with 70.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3448

Complementary

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #1d25aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #1d6baa
  3. #5c1daa

Analogous

  1. #aa5c1d
  2. #aaa21d
  3. #6baa1d

Triadic

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #1daaa2
  3. #a21daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #25aa1d
  3. #1d25aa
  4. #a21daa

Square

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #1daa5c
  3. #1d25aa
  4. #aa1d6b

Monochromatic

  1. #272507
  2. #696412
  3. #aaa21d
  4. #ddd337
  5. #e8e278

Shades

#aaa21d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #99921a
  3. #888217
  4. #777114
  5. #666111
  6. #55510f
  7. #44410c
  8. #333109
  9. #222006
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa21d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #b3ab34
  3. #bbb54a
  4. #c4be61
  5. #ccc777
  6. #d5d18e
  7. #dddaa5
  8. #e6e3bb
  9. #eeecd2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa21d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa21d
  2. #a69f27
  3. #a29b31
  4. #9d983b
  5. #999445
  6. #95914f
  7. #918e58
  8. #8d8a62
  9. #88876c
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a07f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa21d {
  color: #aaa21d;
}
Background
.bg-aaa21d {
  background-color: #aaa21d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa21d {
  border: 2px solid #aaa21d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa21d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa21d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa21d, #6baa1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa21d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 29 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.15 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.31 #555de2 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa21d  rgb(170, 162, 29)  hsl(57, 71%, 39%)  Brass
#1d25aa  rgb(29, 37, 170)  hsl(237, 71%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1daaa2  rgb(29, 170, 162)  hsl(177, 71%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a21daa  rgb(162, 29, 170)  hsl(297, 71%, 39%)  Dark Orchid