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#AAA915

#aaa915 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa915 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 87.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.6°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.3698

Complementary

  1. #aaa915
  2. #1516aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa915
  2. #1560aa
  3. #5f15aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5f15
  2. #aaa915
  3. #60aa15

Triadic

  1. #aaa915
  2. #15aaa9
  3. #a915aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa915
  2. #16aa15
  3. #1516aa
  4. #a915aa

Square

  1. #aaa915
  2. #15aa5f
  3. #1516aa
  4. #aa1560

Monochromatic

  1. #222204
  2. #66650d
  3. #aaa915
  4. #e4e327
  5. #edec6b

Shades

#aaa915 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa915
  2. #999813
  3. #888711
  4. #77760f
  5. #66650d
  6. #55550b
  7. #444408
  8. #333306
  9. #222204
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa915 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa915
  2. #b3b22c
  3. #bbba44
  4. #c4c35b
  5. #cccb73
  6. #d5d48a
  7. #dddda1
  8. #e6e5b9
  9. #eeeed0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa915 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa915
  2. #a6a520
  3. #a2a12a
  4. #9d9d35
  5. #999940
  6. #95954b
  7. #919055
  8. #8d8c60
  9. #88886b
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 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 #b9a626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa915 {
  color: #aaa915;
}
Background
.bg-aaa915 {
  background-color: #aaa915;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa915 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa915;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa915;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 169 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa915 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa915, #60aa15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa915 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 169 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.27 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.39 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.52 #5556ea Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa915  rgb(170, 169, 21)  hsl(60, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#1516aa  rgb(21, 22, 170)  hsl(240, 78%, 37%)  Zaffre
#15aaa9  rgb(21, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 78%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a915aa  rgb(169, 21, 170)  hsl(300, 78%, 37%)  Dark Orchid