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#AAA625

#aaa625 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa625 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.1% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 78.24% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.2°, with 64.25% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.3595

Complementary

  1. #aaa625
  2. #2529aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa625
  2. #256baa
  3. #6425aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6425
  2. #aaa625
  3. #6baa25

Triadic

  1. #aaa625
  2. #25aaa6
  3. #a625aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa625
  2. #29aa25
  3. #2529aa
  4. #a625aa

Square

  1. #aaa625
  2. #25aa64
  3. #2529aa
  4. #aa256b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b0a
  2. #6b6917
  3. #aaa625
  4. #d7d245
  5. #e4e184

Shades

#aaa625 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa625
  2. #999521
  3. #88851e
  4. #77741a
  5. #666416
  6. #555313
  7. #44420f
  8. #33320b
  9. #222107
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa625 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa625
  2. #b3af3b
  3. #bbb851
  4. #c4c166
  5. #ccca7c
  6. #d5d392
  7. #dddba8
  8. #e6e4be
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa625 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa625
  2. #a6a22e
  3. #a29e37
  4. #9d9b40
  5. #999749
  6. #959353
  7. #918f5c
  8. #8d8b65
  9. #88886e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a52c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa625 {
  color: #aaa625;
}
Background
.bg-aaa625 {
  background-color: #aaa625;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa625 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa625;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa625;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa625 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa625, #6baa25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa625 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 37 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.17 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.55 #5559da Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa625  rgb(170, 166, 37)  hsl(58, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#2529aa  rgb(37, 41, 170)  hsl(238, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#25aaa6  rgb(37, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 64%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a625aa  rgb(166, 37, 170)  hsl(298, 64%, 41%)  Dark Orchid