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#aaa901 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa901 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 66.27% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.59% magenta, 99.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.64°, with 98.83% saturation and 33.53% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3692

Complementary

  1. #aaa901
  2. #0102aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa901
  2. #0157aa
  3. #5401aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5401
  2. #aaa901
  3. #57aa01

Triadic

  1. #aaa901
  2. #01aaa9
  3. #a901aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa901
  2. #02aa01
  3. #0102aa
  4. #a901aa

Square

  1. #aaa901
  2. #01aa54
  3. #0102aa
  4. #aa0157

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #5e5d01
  3. #aaa901
  4. #f6f501
  5. #fefd46

Shades

#aaa901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa901
  2. #999801
  3. #888701
  4. #777601
  5. #666501
  6. #555501
  7. #444400
  8. #333300
  9. #222200
  10. #111100
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa901
  2. #b3b21a
  3. #bbba34
  4. #c4c34d
  5. #cccb67
  6. #d5d480
  7. #dddd99
  8. #e6e5b3
  9. #eeeecc
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa901
  2. #a6a50e
  3. #a2a11a
  4. #9d9d27
  5. #999934
  6. #959541
  7. #91904d
  8. #8d8c5a
  9. #888867
  10. #848473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa901 {
  color: #aaa901;
}
Background
.bg-aaa901 {
  background-color: #aaa901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa901 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 169 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa901, #57aa01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 169 1 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.51 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.34 #5556fe Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa901  rgb(170, 169, 1)  hsl(60, 99%, 34%)  Brass
#0102aa  rgb(1, 2, 170)  hsl(240, 99%, 34%)  Zaffre
#01aaa9  rgb(1, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 99%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a901aa  rgb(169, 1, 170)  hsl(300, 99%, 34%)  Dark Magenta