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#AAA609

#aaa609 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa609 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.51°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3584

Complementary

  1. #aaa609
  2. #090daa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa609
  2. #095eaa
  3. #5609aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5609
  2. #aaa609
  3. #5eaa09

Triadic

  1. #aaa609
  2. #09aaa6
  3. #a609aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa609
  2. #0daa09
  3. #090daa
  4. #a609aa

Square

  1. #aaa609
  2. #09aa56
  3. #090daa
  4. #aa095e

Monochromatic

  1. #191801
  2. #615f05
  3. #aaa609
  4. #f2ed0d
  5. #f6f256

Shades

#aaa609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa609
  2. #999508
  3. #888507
  4. #777406
  5. #666405
  6. #555305
  7. #444204
  8. #333203
  9. #222102
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa609
  2. #b3af22
  3. #bbb83a
  4. #c4c153
  5. #ccca6b
  6. #d5d384
  7. #dddb9d
  8. #e6e4b5
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa609
  2. #a6a215
  3. #a29e21
  4. #9d9b2d
  5. #999739
  6. #959345
  7. #918f50
  8. #8d8b5c
  9. #888868
  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 #b7a420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa609 {
  color: #aaa609;
}
Background
.bg-aaa609 {
  background-color: #aaa609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa609 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa609, #5eaa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.82 #5559f6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa609  rgb(170, 166, 9)  hsl(59, 90%, 35%)  Brass
#090daa  rgb(9, 13, 170)  hsl(239, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#09aaa6  rgb(9, 170, 166)  hsl(179, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a609aa  rgb(166, 9, 170)  hsl(299, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta