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#AAA408

#aaa408 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa408 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.31% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.3511

Complementary

  1. #aaa408
  2. #080eaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa408
  2. #085faa
  3. #5308aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5308
  2. #aaa408
  3. #5faa08

Triadic

  1. #aaa408
  2. #08aaa4
  3. #a408aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa408
  2. #0eaa08
  3. #080eaa
  4. #a408aa

Square

  1. #aaa408
  2. #08aa53
  3. #080eaa
  4. #aa085f

Monochromatic

  1. #181701
  2. #615e05
  3. #aaa408
  4. #f3ea0b
  5. #f7f154

Shades

#aaa408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa408
  2. #999407
  3. #888306
  4. #777306
  5. #666205
  6. #555204
  7. #444203
  8. #333102
  9. #222102
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa408
  2. #b3ad21
  3. #bbb639
  4. #c4bf52
  5. #ccc86b
  6. #d5d284
  7. #dddb9c
  8. #e6e4b5
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa408
  2. #a6a014
  3. #a29d20
  4. #9d992c
  5. #999638
  6. #959244
  7. #918e50
  8. #8d8b5c
  9. #888768
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a27f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a21f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7988b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a318 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa408 {
  color: #aaa408;
}
Background
.bg-aaa408 {
  background-color: #aaa408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa408 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa408, #5faa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 8 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.16 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.58 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.86 #555bf7 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa408  rgb(170, 164, 8)  hsl(58, 91%, 35%)  Brass
#080eaa  rgb(8, 14, 170)  hsl(238, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#08aaa4  rgb(8, 170, 164)  hsl(178, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a408aa  rgb(164, 8, 170)  hsl(298, 91%, 35%)  Dark Magenta