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#AEA709

#aea709 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aea709 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 65.49% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.02% magenta, 94.83% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 57.45°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.3666

Complementary

  1. #aea709
  2. #0910ae

Split complementary

  1. #aea709
  2. #0963ae
  3. #5409ae

Analogous

  1. #ae5409
  2. #aea709
  3. #63ae09

Triadic

  1. #aea709
  2. #09aea7
  3. #a709ae

Tetradic

  1. #aea709
  2. #10ae09
  3. #0910ae
  4. #a709ae

Square

  1. #aea709
  2. #09ae54
  3. #0910ae
  4. #ae0963

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1b01
  2. #656105
  3. #aea709
  4. #f3e911
  5. #f6f05a

Shades

#aea709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aea709
  2. #9d9608
  3. #8b8607
  4. #7a7506
  5. #686405
  6. #575405
  7. #464304
  8. #343203
  9. #232102
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aea709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aea709
  2. #b6b022
  3. #beb93a
  4. #c6c153
  5. #ceca6b
  6. #d7d384
  7. #dfdc9d
  8. #e7e5b5
  9. #efedce
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aea709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aea709
  2. #a9a315
  3. #a59f21
  4. #a09b2d
  5. #9c9739
  6. #979445
  7. #929050
  8. #8e8c5c
  9. #898868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a581 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a070 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aea709 {
  color: #aea709;
}
Background
.bg-aea709 {
  background-color: #aea709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aea709 {
  border: 2px solid #aea709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aea709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 167 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aea709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea709, #63ae09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aea709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 167 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.35 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.84 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.14 #5158f6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aea709  rgb(174, 167, 9)  hsl(57, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#0910ae  rgb(9, 16, 174)  hsl(237, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09aea7  rgb(9, 174, 167)  hsl(177, 90%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a709ae  rgb(167, 9, 174)  hsl(297, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid