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#AAA615

#aaa615 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa615 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 87.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.39°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.3587

Complementary

  1. #aaa615
  2. #1519aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa615
  2. #1563aa
  3. #5b15aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5b15
  2. #aaa615
  3. #63aa15

Triadic

  1. #aaa615
  2. #15aaa6
  3. #a615aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa615
  2. #19aa15
  3. #1519aa
  4. #a615aa

Square

  1. #aaa615
  2. #15aa5b
  3. #1519aa
  4. #aa1563

Monochromatic

  1. #222104
  2. #66640d
  3. #aaa615
  4. #e4df27
  5. #ede96b

Shades

#aaa615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa615
  2. #999513
  3. #888511
  4. #77740f
  5. #66640d
  6. #55530b
  7. #444208
  8. #333206
  9. #222104
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa615
  2. #b3af2c
  3. #bbb844
  4. #c4c15b
  5. #ccca73
  6. #d5d38a
  7. #dddba1
  8. #e6e4b9
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa615
  2. #a6a220
  3. #a29e2a
  4. #9d9b35
  5. #999740
  6. #95934b
  7. #918f55
  8. #8d8b60
  9. #88886b
  10. #848475
  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 #a5a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a520 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa615 {
  color: #aaa615;
}
Background
.bg-aaa615 {
  background-color: #aaa615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa615 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa615, #63aa15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.57 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.94 #5559ea Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa615  rgb(170, 166, 21)  hsl(58, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#1519aa  rgb(21, 25, 170)  hsl(238, 78%, 37%)  Zaffre
#15aaa6  rgb(21, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 78%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a615aa  rgb(166, 21, 170)  hsl(298, 78%, 37%)  Dark Orchid