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#AAA311

#aaa311 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa311 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 90% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.25°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #aaa311
  2. #1118aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa311
  2. #1165aa
  3. #5611aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5611
  2. #aaa311
  3. #65aa11

Triadic

  1. #aaa311
  2. #11aaa3
  3. #a311aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa311
  2. #18aa11
  3. #1118aa
  4. #a311aa

Square

  1. #aaa311
  2. #11aa56
  3. #1118aa
  4. #aa1165

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e03
  2. #64600a
  3. #aaa311
  4. #e9df1f
  5. #f0e964

Shades

#aaa311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa311
  2. #99930f
  3. #88820e
  4. #77720c
  5. #66620a
  6. #555209
  7. #444107
  8. #333105
  9. #222103
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa311
  2. #b3ac29
  3. #bbb541
  4. #c4bf58
  5. #ccc870
  6. #d5d188
  7. #dddaa0
  8. #e6e3b8
  9. #eeedcf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa311
  2. #a6a01c
  3. #a29c27
  4. #9d9932
  5. #99953d
  6. #959249
  7. #918e54
  8. #8d8b5f
  9. #88876a
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a17f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7978b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a21d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa311 {
  color: #aaa311;
}
Background
.bg-aaa311 {
  background-color: #aaa311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa311 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa311, #65aa11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 17 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.66 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.00 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.86 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.60 #555cee Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa311  rgb(170, 163, 17)  hsl(57, 82%, 37%)  Brass
#1118aa  rgb(17, 24, 170)  hsl(237, 82%, 37%)  Zaffre
#11aaa3  rgb(17, 170, 163)  hsl(177, 82%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a311aa  rgb(163, 17, 170)  hsl(297, 82%, 37%)  Dark Magenta