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#AAA41F

#aaa41f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa41f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 81.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 69.15% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.352

Complementary

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #1f25aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #1f6aaa
  3. #5e1faa

Analogous

  1. #aa5e1f
  2. #aaa41f
  3. #6aaa1f

Triadic

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #1faaa4
  3. #a41faa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #25aa1f
  3. #1f25aa
  4. #a41faa

Square

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #1faa5e
  3. #1f25aa
  4. #aa1f6a

Monochromatic

  1. #292707
  2. #696613
  3. #aaa41f
  4. #dbd43a
  5. #e7e27b

Shades

#aaa41f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #99941c
  3. #888319
  4. #777316
  5. #666213
  6. #555210
  7. #44420c
  8. #333109
  9. #222106
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa41f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #b3ad35
  3. #bbb64c
  4. #c4bf62
  5. #ccc879
  6. #d5d28f
  7. #dddba5
  8. #e6e4bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa41f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa41f
  2. #a6a029
  3. #a29d32
  4. #9d993c
  5. #999646
  6. #959250
  7. #918e59
  8. #8d8b63
  9. #88876d
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a22b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa41f {
  color: #aaa41f;
}
Background
.bg-aaa41f {
  background-color: #aaa41f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa41f {
  border: 2px solid #aaa41f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa41f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa41f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa41f, #6aaa1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa41f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 31 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.93 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.70 #555be0 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa41f  rgb(170, 164, 31)  hsl(57, 69%, 39%)  Brass
#1f25aa  rgb(31, 37, 170)  hsl(237, 69%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1faaa4  rgb(31, 170, 164)  hsl(177, 69%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a41faa  rgb(164, 31, 170)  hsl(297, 69%, 39%)  Dark Orchid