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#AAA412

#aaa412 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa412 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.63°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.3514

Complementary

  1. #aaa412
  2. #1218aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa412
  2. #1264aa
  3. #5812aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5812
  2. #aaa412
  3. #64aa12

Triadic

  1. #aaa412
  2. #12aaa4
  3. #a412aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa412
  2. #18aa12
  3. #1218aa
  4. #a412aa

Square

  1. #aaa412
  2. #12aa58
  3. #1218aa
  4. #aa1264

Monochromatic

  1. #201f03
  2. #65610b
  3. #aaa412
  4. #e7e021
  5. #efe966

Shades

#aaa412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa412
  2. #999410
  3. #88830e
  4. #77730d
  5. #66620b
  6. #555209
  7. #444207
  8. #333105
  9. #222104
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa412
  2. #b3ad2a
  3. #bbb641
  4. #c4bf59
  5. #ccc871
  6. #d5d289
  7. #dddba0
  8. #e6e4b8
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa412
  2. #a6a01d
  3. #a29d28
  4. #9d9933
  5. #99963e
  6. #959249
  7. #918e54
  8. #8d8b5f
  9. #88876a
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 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 #b6a223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a31e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29d6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa412 {
  color: #aaa412;
}
Background
.bg-aaa412 {
  background-color: #aaa412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa412 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa412, #64aa12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 18 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.53 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.80 #555bed Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa412  rgb(170, 164, 18)  hsl(58, 81%, 37%)  Brass
#1218aa  rgb(18, 24, 170)  hsl(238, 81%, 37%)  Zaffre
#12aaa4  rgb(18, 170, 164)  hsl(178, 81%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a412aa  rgb(164, 18, 170)  hsl(298, 81%, 37%)  Dark Magenta