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#AAA605

#aaa605 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa605 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.1% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 97.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.55°, with 94.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.3583

Complementary

  1. #aaa605
  2. #0509aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa605
  2. #055baa
  3. #5405aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5405
  2. #aaa605
  3. #5baa05

Triadic

  1. #aaa605
  2. #05aaa6
  3. #a605aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa605
  2. #09aa05
  3. #0509aa
  4. #a605aa

Square

  1. #aaa605
  2. #05aa54
  3. #0509aa
  4. #aa055b

Monochromatic

  1. #151501
  2. #605d03
  3. #aaa605
  4. #f4ef07
  5. #faf64e

Shades

#aaa605 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa605
  2. #999505
  3. #888504
  4. #777404
  5. #666403
  6. #555303
  7. #444202
  8. #333202
  9. #222101
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa605 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa605
  2. #b3af1e
  3. #bbb837
  4. #c4c150
  5. #ccca69
  6. #d5d382
  7. #dddb9b
  8. #e6e4b4
  9. #eeedcd
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa605 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa605
  2. #a6a211
  3. #a29e1e
  4. #9d9b2a
  5. #999736
  6. #959343
  7. #918f4f
  8. #8d8b5b
  9. #888867
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a41e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a517 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa605 {
  color: #aaa605;
}
Background
.bg-aaa605 {
  background-color: #aaa605;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa605 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa605;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa605;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa605 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa605, #5baa05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa605 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 5 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.79 #5559fa Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa605  rgb(170, 166, 5)  hsl(59, 94%, 34%)  Brass
#0509aa  rgb(5, 9, 170)  hsl(239, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#05aaa6  rgb(5, 170, 166)  hsl(179, 94%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a605aa  rgb(166, 5, 170)  hsl(299, 94%, 34%)  Dark Magenta