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#ACAA07

#acaa07 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#acaa07 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 66.67% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.16% magenta, 95.93% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.27°, with 92.18% saturation and 35.1% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.3754

Complementary

  1. #acaa07
  2. #0709ac

Split complementary

  1. #acaa07
  2. #075cac
  3. #5707ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5707
  2. #acaa07
  3. #5cac07

Triadic

  1. #acaa07
  2. #07acaa
  3. #aa07ac

Tetradic

  1. #acaa07
  2. #09ac07
  3. #0709ac
  4. #aa07ac

Square

  1. #acaa07
  2. #07ac57
  3. #0709ac
  4. #ac075c

Monochromatic

  1. #191901
  2. #636104
  3. #acaa07
  4. #f5f20a
  5. #f8f654

Shades

#acaa07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acaa07
  2. #9b9906
  3. #8a8806
  4. #787705
  5. #676604
  6. #565504
  7. #454403
  8. #343302
  9. #222201
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#acaa07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acaa07
  2. #b4b320
  3. #bdbb39
  4. #c5c451
  5. #cdcc6a
  6. #d6d583
  7. #dedd9c
  8. #e6e6b5
  9. #eeeecd
  10. #f7f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acaa07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acaa07
  2. #a8a613
  3. #a3a21f
  4. #9f9d2b
  5. #9a9937
  6. #969544
  7. #929150
  8. #8d8d5c
  9. #898868
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a819 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acaa07 {
  color: #acaa07;
}
Background
.bg-acaa07 {
  background-color: #acaa07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acaa07 {
  border: 2px solid #acaa07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acaa07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 170 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acaa07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acaa07, #5cac07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acaa07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 170 7 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.95 #5355f8 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#acaa07  rgb(172, 170, 7)  hsl(59, 92%, 35%)  Brass
#0709ac  rgb(7, 9, 172)  hsl(239, 92%, 35%)  Zaffre
#07acaa  rgb(7, 172, 170)  hsl(179, 92%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#aa07ac  rgb(170, 7, 172)  hsl(299, 92%, 35%)  Dark Orchid