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#AEAA09

#aeaa09 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeaa09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 66.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 94.83% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 58.55°, 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.3777

Complementary

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #090dae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #095fae
  3. #5809ae

Analogous

  1. #ae5809
  2. #aeaa09
  3. #5fae09

Triadic

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #09aeaa
  3. #aa09ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #0dae09
  3. #090dae
  4. #aa09ae

Square

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #09ae58
  3. #090dae
  4. #ae095f

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c01
  2. #656305
  3. #aeaa09
  4. #f3ed11
  5. #f6f35a

Shades

#aeaa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #9d9908
  3. #8b8807
  4. #7a7706
  5. #686605
  6. #575505
  7. #464404
  8. #343303
  9. #232202
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #b6b322
  3. #bebb3a
  4. #c6c453
  5. #cecc6b
  6. #d7d584
  7. #dfdd9d
  8. #e7e6b5
  9. #efeece
  10. #f7f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaa09
  2. #a9a615
  3. #a5a221
  4. #a09d2d
  5. #9c9939
  6. #979545
  7. #929150
  8. #8e8d5c
  9. #898868
  10. #858474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca821 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaa09 {
  color: #aeaa09;
}
Background
.bg-aeaa09 {
  background-color: #aeaa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaa09 {
  border: 2px solid #aeaa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaa09, #5fae09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.68 #5155f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeaa09  rgb(174, 170, 9)  hsl(59, 90%, 36%)  Brass
#090dae  rgb(9, 13, 174)  hsl(239, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#09aeaa  rgb(9, 174, 170)  hsl(179, 90%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#aa09ae  rgb(170, 9, 174)  hsl(299, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid