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#AAA910

#aaa910 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa910 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 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 90.59% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.61°, with 82.8% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.3696

Complementary

  1. #aaa910
  2. #1011aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa910
  2. #105eaa
  3. #5c10aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5c10
  2. #aaa910
  3. #5eaa10

Triadic

  1. #aaa910
  2. #10aaa9
  3. #a910aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa910
  2. #11aa10
  3. #1011aa
  4. #a910aa

Square

  1. #aaa910
  2. #10aa5c
  3. #1011aa
  4. #aa105e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e03
  2. #646309
  3. #aaa910
  4. #eae81d
  5. #f0ef63

Shades

#aaa910 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa910
  2. #99980e
  3. #88870d
  4. #77760b
  5. #66650a
  6. #555508
  7. #444406
  8. #333305
  9. #222203
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa910 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa910
  2. #b3b228
  3. #bbba40
  4. #c4c358
  5. #cccb70
  6. #d5d488
  7. #dddd9f
  8. #e6e5b7
  9. #eeeecf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa910 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa910
  2. #a6a51b
  3. #a2a126
  4. #9d9d32
  5. #99993d
  6. #959548
  7. #919053
  8. #8d8c5e
  9. #88886a
  10. #848475
  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 #b9a624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a71d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa910 {
  color: #aaa910;
}
Background
.bg-aaa910 {
  background-color: #aaa910;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa910 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa910;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa910;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 169 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 83% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa910 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa910, #5eaa10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa910 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 169 16 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.46 #5556ef Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa910  rgb(170, 169, 16)  hsl(60, 83%, 36%)  Brass
#1011aa  rgb(16, 17, 170)  hsl(240, 83%, 36%)  Zaffre
#10aaa9  rgb(16, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 83%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a910aa  rgb(169, 16, 170)  hsl(300, 83%, 36%)  Dark Orchid