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#AAA308

#aaa308 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa308 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.92% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #aaa308
  2. #080faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa308
  2. #0860aa
  3. #5208aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5208
  2. #aaa308
  3. #60aa08

Triadic

  1. #aaa308
  2. #08aaa3
  3. #a308aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa308
  2. #0faa08
  3. #080faa
  4. #a308aa

Square

  1. #aaa308
  2. #08aa52
  3. #080faa
  4. #aa0860

Monochromatic

  1. #181701
  2. #615d05
  3. #aaa308
  4. #f3e90b
  5. #f7f054

Shades

#aaa308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa308
  2. #999307
  3. #888206
  4. #777206
  5. #666205
  6. #555204
  7. #444103
  8. #333102
  9. #222102
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa308
  2. #b3ac21
  3. #bbb539
  4. #c4bf52
  5. #ccc86b
  6. #d5d184
  7. #ddda9c
  8. #e6e3b5
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa308
  2. #a6a014
  3. #a29c20
  4. #9d992c
  5. #999538
  6. #959244
  7. #918e50
  8. #8d8b5c
  9. #888768
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a17e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a21e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7978a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa308 {
  color: #aaa308;
}
Background
.bg-aaa308 {
  background-color: #aaa308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa308 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa308, #60aa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.27 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.90 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.66 #555cf7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa308  rgb(170, 163, 8)  hsl(57, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#080faa  rgb(8, 15, 170)  hsl(237, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#08aaa3  rgb(8, 170, 163)  hsl(177, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a308aa  rgb(163, 8, 170)  hsl(297, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta