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#AAA005

#aaa005 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa005 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 62.75% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 97.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.36°, with 94.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.337

Complementary

  1. #aaa005
  2. #050faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa005
  2. #0561aa
  3. #4d05aa

Analogous

  1. #aa4d05
  2. #aaa005
  3. #61aa05

Triadic

  1. #aaa005
  2. #05aaa0
  3. #a005aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa005
  2. #0faa05
  3. #050faa
  4. #a005aa

Square

  1. #aaa005
  2. #05aa4d
  3. #050faa
  4. #aa0561

Monochromatic

  1. #151401
  2. #605a03
  3. #aaa005
  4. #f4e607
  5. #faef4e

Shades

#aaa005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa005
  2. #999005
  3. #888004
  4. #777004
  5. #666003
  6. #555003
  7. #444002
  8. #333002
  9. #222001
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa005
  2. #b3aa1e
  3. #bbb337
  4. #c4bd50
  5. #ccc669
  6. #d5d082
  7. #ddd99b
  8. #e6e3b4
  9. #eeeccd
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa005
  2. #a69d11
  3. #a29a1e
  4. #9d962a
  5. #999336
  6. #959043
  7. #918d4f
  8. #8d8a5b
  9. #888667
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa015 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2996b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa005 {
  color: #aaa005;
}
Background
.bg-aaa005 {
  background-color: #aaa005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa005 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa005, #61aa05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 5 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.91 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.12 #555ffa Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa005  rgb(170, 160, 5)  hsl(56, 94%, 34%)  Brass
#050faa  rgb(5, 15, 170)  hsl(236, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre
#05aaa0  rgb(5, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 94%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a005aa  rgb(160, 5, 170)  hsl(296, 94%, 34%)  Dark Magenta