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#AAA91C

#aaa91c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa91c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.58°, 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.3701

Complementary

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #1c1daa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #1c64aa
  3. #621caa

Analogous

  1. #aa621c
  2. #aaa91c
  3. #64aa1c

Triadic

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #1caaa9
  3. #a91caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #1daa1c
  3. #1c1daa
  4. #a91caa

Square

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #1caa62
  3. #1c1daa
  4. #aa1c64

Monochromatic

  1. #272606
  2. #686811
  3. #aaa91c
  4. #dedd35
  5. #e9e876

Shades

#aaa91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #999819
  3. #888716
  4. #777614
  5. #666511
  6. #55550e
  7. #44440b
  8. #333308
  9. #222206
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #b3b233
  3. #bbba49
  4. #c4c360
  5. #cccb77
  6. #d5d48e
  7. #dddda4
  8. #e6e5bb
  9. #eeeed2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa91c
  2. #a6a526
  3. #a2a130
  4. #9d9d3a
  5. #999944
  6. #95954e
  7. #919058
  8. #8d8c62
  9. #88886c
  10. #848476
  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 #a6a683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa91c {
  color: #aaa91c;
}
Background
.bg-aaa91c {
  background-color: #aaa91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa91c {
  border: 2px solid #aaa91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa91c, #64aa1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.24 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.63 #5556e3 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa91c  rgb(170, 169, 28)  hsl(60, 72%, 39%)  Brass
#1c1daa  rgb(28, 29, 170)  hsl(240, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1caaa9  rgb(28, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a91caa  rgb(169, 28, 170)  hsl(300, 72%, 39%)  Dark Orchid