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#AAA720

#aaa720 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa720 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.49% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 81.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, with 68.32% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3629

Complementary

  1. #aaa720
  2. #2023aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa720
  2. #2068aa
  3. #6220aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6220
  2. #aaa720
  3. #68aa20

Triadic

  1. #aaa720
  2. #20aaa7
  3. #a720aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa720
  2. #23aa20
  3. #2023aa
  4. #a720aa

Square

  1. #aaa720
  2. #20aa62
  3. #2023aa
  4. #aa2068

Monochromatic

  1. #292908
  2. #6a6814
  3. #aaa720
  4. #dad73c
  5. #e6e47d

Shades

#aaa720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa720
  2. #99961d
  3. #88861a
  4. #777516
  5. #666413
  6. #555410
  7. #44430d
  8. #33320a
  9. #222106
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa720
  2. #b3b036
  3. #bbb94d
  4. #c4c163
  5. #ccca79
  6. #d5d390
  7. #dddca6
  8. #e6e5bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa720
  2. #a6a32a
  3. #a29f33
  4. #9d9b3d
  5. #999746
  6. #959450
  7. #91905a
  8. #8d8c63
  9. #88886d
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a42d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a309 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa720 {
  color: #aaa720;
}
Background
.bg-aaa720 {
  background-color: #aaa720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa720 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa720, #68aa20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 32 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.32 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.87 #5558df Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa720  rgb(170, 167, 32)  hsl(59, 68%, 40%)  Brass
#2023aa  rgb(32, 35, 170)  hsl(239, 68%, 40%)  Zaffre
#20aaa7  rgb(32, 170, 167)  hsl(179, 68%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a720aa  rgb(167, 32, 170)  hsl(299, 68%, 40%)  Dark Orchid