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#AEA809

#aea809 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aea809 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.45% magenta, 94.83% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 57.82°, 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.3702

Complementary

  1. #aea809
  2. #090fae

Split complementary

  1. #aea809
  2. #0961ae
  3. #5509ae

Analogous

  1. #ae5509
  2. #aea809
  3. #61ae09

Triadic

  1. #aea809
  2. #09aea8
  3. #a809ae

Tetradic

  1. #aea809
  2. #0fae09
  3. #090fae
  4. #a809ae

Square

  1. #aea809
  2. #09ae55
  3. #090fae
  4. #ae0961

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c01
  2. #656205
  3. #aea809
  4. #f3ea11
  5. #f6f15a

Shades

#aea809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aea809
  2. #9d9708
  3. #8b8607
  4. #7a7606
  5. #686505
  6. #575405
  7. #464304
  8. #343203
  9. #232202
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aea809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aea809
  2. #b6b122
  3. #beb93a
  4. #c6c253
  5. #cecb6b
  6. #d7d484
  7. #dfdc9d
  8. #e7e5b5
  9. #efeece
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aea809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aea809
  2. #a9a415
  3. #a5a021
  4. #a09c2d
  5. #9c9839
  6. #979445
  7. #929050
  8. #8e8c5c
  9. #898868
  10. #858474
  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 #a8a582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa620 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a719 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aea809 {
  color: #aea809;
}
Background
.bg-aea809 {
  background-color: #aea809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aea809 {
  border: 2px solid #aea809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aea809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aea809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea809, #61ae09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aea809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.98 #5157f6 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aea809  rgb(174, 168, 9)  hsl(58, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#090fae  rgb(9, 15, 174)  hsl(238, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09aea8  rgb(9, 174, 168)  hsl(178, 90%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a809ae  rgb(168, 9, 174)  hsl(298, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid