ColorTool
Log in
#AAA656

#aaa656 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aaa656 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.1% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 33.07% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3649

Complementary

  1. #aaa656
  2. #565aaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa656
  2. #5684aa
  3. #7c56aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7c56
  2. #aaa656
  3. #84aa56

Triadic

  1. #aaa656
  2. #56aaa6
  3. #a656aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa656
  2. #5aaa56
  3. #565aaa
  4. #a656aa

Square

  1. #aaa656
  2. #56aa7c
  3. #565aaa
  4. #aa5684

Monochromatic

  1. #454322
  2. #77753c
  3. #aaa656
  4. #c4c189
  5. #dddcbc

Shades

#aaa656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa656
  2. #99954d
  3. #888545
  4. #77743c
  5. #666434
  6. #55532b
  7. #444222
  8. #33321a
  9. #222111
  10. #111109
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa656
  2. #b3af67
  3. #bbb878
  4. #c4c189
  5. #ccca9a
  6. #d5d3ab
  7. #dddbbb
  8. #e6e4cc
  9. #eeeddd
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa656
  2. #a6a25a
  3. #a29e5e
  4. #9d9b63
  5. #999767
  6. #95936b
  7. #918f6f
  8. #8d8b73
  9. #888878
  10. #84847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a14f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa352 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a558 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aaa656 {
  color: #aaa656;
}
Background
.bg-aaa656 {
  background-color: #aaa656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa656 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa656, #84aa56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 86 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.26 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.48 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.83 #5559a9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa656  rgb(170, 166, 86)  hsl(57, 33%, 50%)  Brass
#565aaa  rgb(86, 90, 170)  hsl(237, 33%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#56aaa6  rgb(86, 170, 166)  hsl(177, 33%, 50%)  Verdigris
#a656aa  rgb(166, 86, 170)  hsl(297, 33%, 50%)  Purpureus