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#AAA50D

#aaa50d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa50d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 92.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.09°, with 85.79% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.3549

Complementary

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #0d12aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #0d60aa
  3. #560daa

Analogous

  1. #aa560d
  2. #aaa50d
  3. #60aa0d

Triadic

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #0daaa5
  3. #a50daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #12aa0d
  3. #0d12aa
  4. #a50daa

Square

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #0daa56
  3. #0d12aa
  4. #aa0d60

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1b02
  2. #636008
  3. #aaa50d
  4. #ede616
  5. #f3ee5d

Shades

#aaa50d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #99950c
  3. #88840a
  4. #777409
  5. #666308
  6. #555307
  7. #444205
  8. #333204
  9. #222103
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa50d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #b3ae25
  3. #bbb73d
  4. #c4c056
  5. #ccc96e
  6. #d5d286
  7. #dddb9e
  8. #e6e4b6
  9. #eeedcf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa50d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa50d
  2. #a6a119
  3. #a29e24
  4. #9d9a30
  5. #99963b
  6. #959347
  7. #918f52
  8. #8d8b5e
  9. #888769
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a321 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a41b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa50d {
  color: #aaa50d;
}
Background
.bg-aaa50d {
  background-color: #aaa50d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa50d {
  border: 2px solid #aaa50d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa50d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 86% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa50d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa50d, #60aa0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa50d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 13 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 13.01 #555af2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa50d  rgb(170, 165, 13)  hsl(58, 86%, 36%)  Brass
#0d12aa  rgb(13, 18, 170)  hsl(238, 86%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0daaa5  rgb(13, 170, 165)  hsl(178, 86%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a50daa  rgb(165, 13, 170)  hsl(298, 86%, 36%)  Dark Magenta