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#AAA239

#aaa239 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa239 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 66.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.75°, with 49.78% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3468

Complementary

  1. #aaa239
  2. #3941aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa239
  2. #397aaa
  3. #6939aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6939
  2. #aaa239
  3. #7aaa39

Triadic

  1. #aaa239
  2. #39aaa2
  3. #a239aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa239
  2. #41aa39
  3. #3941aa
  4. #a239aa

Square

  1. #aaa239
  2. #39aa69
  3. #3941aa
  4. #aa397a

Monochromatic

  1. #373513
  2. #716b26
  3. #aaa239
  4. #cbc464
  5. #deda9e

Shades

#aaa239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa239
  2. #999233
  3. #88822e
  4. #777128
  5. #666122
  6. #55511d
  7. #444117
  8. #333111
  9. #22200b
  10. #111006
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa239
  2. #b3ab4d
  3. #bbb561
  4. #c4be74
  5. #ccc788
  6. #d5d19c
  7. #dddab0
  8. #e6e3c4
  9. #eeecd7
  10. #f7f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa239
  2. #a69f40
  3. #a29b47
  4. #9d984e
  5. #999455
  6. #95915d
  7. #918e64
  8. #8d8a6b
  9. #888772
  10. #848379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09c2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a13f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6978c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9f31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa23d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa239 {
  color: #aaa239;
}
Background
.bg-aaa239 {
  background-color: #aaa239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa239 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa239, #7aaa39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 57 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.84 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.05 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.47 #555dc6 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa239  rgb(170, 162, 57)  hsl(56, 50%, 45%)  Brass
#3941aa  rgb(57, 65, 170)  hsl(236, 50%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#39aaa2  rgb(57, 170, 162)  hsl(176, 50%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#a239aa  rgb(162, 57, 170)  hsl(296, 50%, 45%)  Purpureus