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#AAA251

#aaa251 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa251 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 52.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.61°, with 35.46% saturation and 49.22% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #aaa251
  2. #5159aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa251
  2. #5186aa
  3. #7651aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7651
  2. #aaa251
  3. #86aa51

Triadic

  1. #aaa251
  2. #51aaa2
  3. #a251aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa251
  2. #59aa51
  3. #5159aa
  4. #a251aa

Square

  1. #aaa251
  2. #51aa76
  3. #5159aa
  4. #aa5186

Monochromatic

  1. #423f20
  2. #767138
  3. #aaa251
  4. #c4be83
  5. #ddd9b7

Shades

#aaa251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa251
  2. #999249
  3. #888241
  4. #777139
  5. #666131
  6. #555129
  7. #444120
  8. #333118
  9. #222010
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa251
  2. #b3ab62
  3. #bbb574
  4. #c4be85
  5. #ccc797
  6. #d5d1a8
  7. #dddab9
  8. #e6e3cb
  9. #eeecdc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa251
  2. #a69f56
  3. #a29b5a
  4. #9d985f
  5. #999464
  6. #959169
  7. #918e6d
  8. #8d8a72
  9. #888777
  10. #84837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9d4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa251 {
  color: #aaa251;
}
Background
.bg-aaa251 {
  background-color: #aaa251;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa251 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa251, #86aa51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 81 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.82 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.54 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.92 #555dae Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa251  rgb(170, 162, 81)  hsl(55, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#5159aa  rgb(81, 89, 170)  hsl(235, 35%, 49%)  Iris
#51aaa2  rgb(81, 170, 162)  hsl(175, 35%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a251aa  rgb(162, 81, 170)  hsl(295, 35%, 49%)  Purpureus