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#AAA905

#aaa905 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa905 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 66.27% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 97.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.64°, with 94.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3693

Complementary

  1. #aaa905
  2. #0506aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa905
  2. #0558aa
  3. #5705aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5705
  2. #aaa905
  3. #58aa05

Triadic

  1. #aaa905
  2. #05aaa9
  3. #a905aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa905
  2. #06aa05
  3. #0506aa
  4. #a905aa

Square

  1. #aaa905
  2. #05aa57
  3. #0506aa
  4. #aa0558

Monochromatic

  1. #151501
  2. #605f03
  3. #aaa905
  4. #f4f307
  5. #faf94e

Shades

#aaa905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa905
  2. #999805
  3. #888704
  4. #777604
  5. #666503
  6. #555503
  7. #444402
  8. #333302
  9. #222201
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa905
  2. #b3b21e
  3. #bbba37
  4. #c4c350
  5. #cccb69
  6. #d5d482
  7. #dddd9b
  8. #e6e5b4
  9. #eeeecd
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa905
  2. #a6a511
  3. #a2a11e
  4. #9d9d2a
  5. #999936
  6. #959543
  7. #91904f
  8. #8d8c5b
  9. #888867
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa905 {
  color: #aaa905;
}
Background
.bg-aaa905 {
  background-color: #aaa905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa905 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 169 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa905, #58aa05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 169 5 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.37 #5556fa Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa905  rgb(170, 169, 5)  hsl(60, 94%, 34%)  Brass
#0506aa  rgb(5, 6, 170)  hsl(240, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#05aaa9  rgb(5, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 94%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a905aa  rgb(169, 5, 170)  hsl(300, 94%, 34%)  Dark Magenta