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#AAA511

#aaa511 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa511 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 90% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.04°, 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #aaa511
  2. #1116aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa511
  2. #1163aa
  3. #5911aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5911
  2. #aaa511
  3. #63aa11

Triadic

  1. #aaa511
  2. #11aaa5
  3. #a511aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa511
  2. #16aa11
  3. #1116aa
  4. #a511aa

Square

  1. #aaa511
  2. #11aa59
  3. #1116aa
  4. #aa1163

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e03
  2. #64620a
  3. #aaa511
  4. #e9e21f
  5. #f0eb64

Shades

#aaa511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa511
  2. #99950f
  3. #88840e
  4. #77740c
  5. #66630a
  6. #555309
  7. #444207
  8. #333205
  9. #222103
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa511
  2. #b3ae29
  3. #bbb741
  4. #c4c058
  5. #ccc970
  6. #d5d288
  7. #dddba0
  8. #e6e4b8
  9. #eeedcf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa511
  2. #a6a11c
  3. #a29e27
  4. #9d9a32
  5. #99963d
  6. #959349
  7. #918f54
  8. #8d8b5f
  9. #88876a
  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 #a5a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa511 {
  color: #aaa511;
}
Background
.bg-aaa511 {
  background-color: #aaa511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa511 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa511, #63aa11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.21 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.01 #555aee Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa511  rgb(170, 165, 17)  hsl(58, 82%, 37%)  Brass
#1116aa  rgb(17, 22, 170)  hsl(238, 82%, 37%)  Zaffre
#11aaa5  rgb(17, 170, 165)  hsl(178, 82%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a511aa  rgb(165, 17, 170)  hsl(298, 82%, 37%)  Dark Magenta