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#AAA81C

#aaa81c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa81c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.15°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3664

Complementary

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #1c1eaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #1c65aa
  3. #611caa

Analogous

  1. #aa611c
  2. #aaa81c
  3. #65aa1c

Triadic

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #1caaa8
  3. #a81caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #1eaa1c
  3. #1c1eaa
  4. #a81caa

Square

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #1caa61
  3. #1c1eaa
  4. #aa1c65

Monochromatic

  1. #272606
  2. #686711
  3. #aaa81c
  4. #dedb35
  5. #e9e776

Shades

#aaa81c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #999719
  3. #888616
  4. #777614
  5. #666511
  6. #55540e
  7. #44430b
  8. #333208
  9. #222206
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa81c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #b3b133
  3. #bbb949
  4. #c4c260
  5. #cccb77
  6. #d5d48e
  7. #dddca4
  8. #e6e5bb
  9. #eeeed2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa81c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa81c
  2. #a6a426
  3. #a2a030
  4. #9d9c3a
  5. #999844
  6. #95944e
  7. #919058
  8. #8d8c62
  9. #88886c
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a625 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa81c {
  color: #aaa81c;
}
Background
.bg-aaa81c {
  background-color: #aaa81c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa81c {
  border: 2px solid #aaa81c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa81c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa81c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa81c, #65aa1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa81c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.76 #5557e3 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa81c  rgb(170, 168, 28)  hsl(59, 72%, 39%)  Brass
#1c1eaa  rgb(28, 30, 170)  hsl(239, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1caaa8  rgb(28, 170, 168)  hsl(179, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a81caa  rgb(168, 28, 170)  hsl(299, 72%, 39%)  Dark Orchid