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#AAA802

#aaa802 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa802 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.88% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.29°, with 97.67% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3656

Complementary

  1. #aaa802
  2. #0204aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa802
  2. #0258aa
  3. #5402aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5402
  2. #aaa802
  3. #58aa02

Triadic

  1. #aaa802
  2. #02aaa8
  3. #a802aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa802
  2. #04aa02
  3. #0204aa
  4. #a802aa

Square

  1. #aaa802
  2. #02aa54
  3. #0204aa
  4. #aa0258

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #5e5d01
  3. #aaa802
  4. #f6f303
  5. #fdfb48

Shades

#aaa802 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa802
  2. #999702
  3. #888602
  4. #777601
  5. #666501
  6. #555401
  7. #444301
  8. #333201
  9. #222200
  10. #111100
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa802 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa802
  2. #b3b11b
  3. #bbb935
  4. #c4c24e
  5. #cccb67
  6. #d5d481
  7. #dddc9a
  8. #e6e5b3
  9. #eeeecc
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa802 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa802
  2. #a6a40f
  3. #a2a01b
  4. #9d9c28
  5. #999834
  6. #959441
  7. #91904e
  8. #8d8c5a
  9. #888867
  10. #848473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a51e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa802 {
  color: #aaa802;
}
Background
.bg-aaa802 {
  background-color: #aaa802;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa802 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa802;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa802;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa802 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa802, #58aa02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa802 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 2 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.57 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.48 #5557fd Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa802  rgb(170, 168, 2)  hsl(59, 98%, 34%)  Brass
#0204aa  rgb(2, 4, 170)  hsl(239, 98%, 34%)  Zaffre
#02aaa8  rgb(2, 170, 168)  hsl(179, 98%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a802aa  rgb(168, 2, 170)  hsl(299, 98%, 34%)  Dark Magenta