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#AA9C19

#aa9c19 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.21°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3239

Complementary

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #1927aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #1970aa
  3. #5419aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5419
  2. #aa9c19
  3. #70aa19

Triadic

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #19aa9c
  3. #9c19aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #27aa19
  3. #1927aa
  4. #9c19aa

Square

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #19aa54
  3. #1927aa
  4. #aa1970

Monochromatic

  1. #252205
  2. #675f0f
  3. #aa9c19
  4. #e0cf2f
  5. #eadf72

Shades

#aa9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #998c17
  3. #887d14
  4. #776d12
  5. #665e0f
  6. #554e0d
  7. #443e0a
  8. #332f08
  9. #221f05
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #b3a630
  3. #bbb047
  4. #c4ba5e
  5. #ccc475
  6. #d5ce8c
  7. #ddd7a3
  8. #e6e1ba
  9. #eeebd1
  10. #f7f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9c19
  2. #a69923
  3. #a2962e
  4. #9d9438
  5. #999142
  6. #958e4d
  7. #918b57
  8. #8d8861
  9. #88866b
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9d21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9c19 {
  color: #aa9c19;
}
Background
.bg-aa9c19 {
  background-color: #aa9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #aa9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9c19, #70aa19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.71 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.92 #5563e6 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Brass
#aa9c19  rgb(170, 156, 25)  hsl(54, 74%, 38%)  Brass
#1927aa  rgb(25, 39, 170)  hsl(234, 74%, 38%)  Imperial Blue
#19aa9c  rgb(25, 170, 156)  hsl(174, 74%, 38%)  Persian Green
#9c19aa  rgb(156, 25, 170)  hsl(294, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta