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#AAA044

#aaa044 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa044 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 62.75% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 60% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.12°, with 42.86% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3411

Complementary

  1. #aaa044
  2. #444eaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa044
  2. #4481aa
  3. #6d44aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6d44
  2. #aaa044
  3. #81aa44

Triadic

  1. #aaa044
  2. #44aaa0
  3. #a044aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa044
  2. #4eaa44
  3. #444eaa
  4. #a044aa

Square

  1. #aaa044
  2. #44aa6d
  3. #444eaa
  4. #aa4481

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3918
  2. #736d2e
  3. #aaa044
  4. #c7bf73
  5. #ddd8aa

Shades

#aaa044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa044
  2. #99903d
  3. #888036
  4. #777030
  5. #666029
  6. #555022
  7. #44401b
  8. #333014
  9. #22200e
  10. #111007
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa044
  2. #b3aa57
  3. #bbb369
  4. #c4bd7c
  5. #ccc68f
  6. #d5d0a2
  7. #ddd9b4
  8. #e6e3c7
  9. #eeecda
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa044
  2. #a69d4a
  3. #a29a50
  4. #9d9656
  5. #99935c
  6. #959062
  7. #918d68
  8. #8d8a6e
  9. #888674
  10. #84837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9b3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6968c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea047 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa044 {
  color: #aaa044;
}
Background
.bg-aaa044 {
  background-color: #aaa044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa044 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 43% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa044, #81aa44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 68 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.99 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.25 #555fbb Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa044  rgb(170, 160, 68)  hsl(54, 43%, 47%)  Brass
#444eaa  rgb(68, 78, 170)  hsl(234, 43%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#44aaa0  rgb(68, 170, 160)  hsl(174, 43%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#a044aa  rgb(160, 68, 170)  hsl(294, 43%, 47%)  Purpureus