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#ACAA09

#acaa09 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#acaa09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.16% magenta, 94.77% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.26°, with 90.06% saturation and 35.49% 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 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.3754

Complementary

  1. #acaa09
  2. #090bac

Split complementary

  1. #acaa09
  2. #095dac
  3. #5809ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5809
  2. #acaa09
  3. #5dac09

Triadic

  1. #acaa09
  2. #09acaa
  3. #aa09ac

Tetradic

  1. #acaa09
  2. #0bac09
  3. #090bac
  4. #aa09ac

Square

  1. #acaa09
  2. #09ac58
  3. #090bac
  4. #ac095d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a01
  2. #636205
  3. #acaa09
  4. #f2f00f
  5. #f6f458

Shades

#acaa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acaa09
  2. #9b9908
  3. #8a8807
  4. #787706
  5. #676605
  6. #565505
  7. #454404
  8. #343303
  9. #222202
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#acaa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acaa09
  2. #b4b322
  3. #bdbb3a
  4. #c5c453
  5. #cdcc6b
  6. #d6d584
  7. #dedd9d
  8. #e6e6b5
  9. #eeeece
  10. #f7f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acaa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acaa09
  2. #a8a615
  3. #a3a221
  4. #9f9d2d
  5. #9a9939
  6. #969545
  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 #bba721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a81a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acaa09 {
  color: #acaa09;
}
Background
.bg-acaa09 {
  background-color: #acaa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acaa09 {
  border: 2px solid #acaa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acaa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acaa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acaa09, #5dac09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acaa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.26 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.97 #5355f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#acaa09  rgb(172, 170, 9)  hsl(59, 90%, 35%)  Brass
#090bac  rgb(9, 11, 172)  hsl(239, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#09acaa  rgb(9, 172, 170)  hsl(179, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#aa09ac  rgb(170, 9, 172)  hsl(299, 90%, 35%)  Dark Orchid