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#aaa722 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa722 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.49% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 80% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.68°, with 66.67% saturation and 40% 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 4.52.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.363

Complementary

  1. #aaa722
  2. #2225aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa722
  2. #2269aa
  3. #6322aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6322
  2. #aaa722
  3. #69aa22

Triadic

  1. #aaa722
  2. #22aaa7
  3. #a722aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa722
  2. #25aa22
  3. #2225aa
  4. #a722aa

Square

  1. #aaa722
  2. #22aa63
  3. #2225aa
  4. #aa2269

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2a08
  2. #6a6815
  3. #aaa722
  4. #d9d540
  5. #e6e37f

Shades

#aaa722 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa722
  2. #99961f
  3. #88861b
  4. #777518
  5. #666414
  6. #555411
  7. #44430e
  8. #33320a
  9. #222107
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa722 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa722
  2. #b3b038
  3. #bbb94e
  4. #c4c164
  5. #ccca7a
  6. #d5d391
  7. #dddca7
  8. #e6e5bd
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa722 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa722
  2. #a6a32b
  3. #a29f35
  4. #9d9b3e
  5. #999748
  6. #959451
  7. #91905a
  8. #8d8c64
  9. #88886d
  10. #848477
  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 #b5a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a42e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a30e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a52a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa722 {
  color: #aaa722;
}
Background
.bg-aaa722 {
  background-color: #aaa722;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa722 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa722;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa722;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa722 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa722, #69aa22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa722 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 34 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.32 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.75 #5558dd Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa722  rgb(170, 167, 34)  hsl(59, 67%, 40%)  Brass
#2225aa  rgb(34, 37, 170)  hsl(239, 67%, 40%)  Zaffre
#22aaa7  rgb(34, 170, 167)  hsl(179, 67%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a722aa  rgb(167, 34, 170)  hsl(299, 67%, 40%)  Dark Orchid