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#AAA021

#aaa021 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 80.59% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.62°, with 67.49% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.338

Complementary

  1. #aaa021
  2. #212baa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa021
  2. #216faa
  3. #5b21aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5b21
  2. #aaa021
  3. #6faa21

Triadic

  1. #aaa021
  2. #21aaa0
  3. #a021aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa021
  2. #2baa21
  3. #212baa
  4. #a021aa

Square

  1. #aaa021
  2. #21aa5b
  3. #212baa
  4. #aa216f

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2708
  2. #6a6415
  3. #aaa021
  4. #dace3e
  5. #e6de7e

Shades

#aaa021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa021
  2. #99901e
  3. #88801a
  4. #777017
  5. #666014
  6. #555011
  7. #44400d
  8. #33300a
  9. #222007
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa021
  2. #b3aa37
  3. #bbb34d
  4. #c4bd64
  5. #ccc67a
  6. #d5d090
  7. #ddd9a6
  8. #e6e3bc
  9. #eeecd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa021
  2. #a69d2b
  3. #a29a34
  4. #9d963e
  5. #999347
  6. #959051
  7. #918d5a
  8. #8d8a64
  9. #88866d
  10. #848377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9d0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa021 {
  color: #aaa021;
}
Background
.bg-aaa021 {
  background-color: #aaa021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa021 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa021, #6faa21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 33 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.64 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.92 #555fde Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa021  rgb(170, 160, 33)  hsl(56, 67%, 40%)  Brass
#212baa  rgb(33, 43, 170)  hsl(236, 67%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#21aaa0  rgb(33, 170, 160)  hsl(176, 67%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a021aa  rgb(160, 33, 170)  hsl(296, 67%, 40%)  Dark Orchid