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#AAA342

#aaa342 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa342 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 61.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.96°, with 44.07% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.3513

Complementary

  1. #aaa342
  2. #4249aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa342
  2. #427daa
  3. #6f42aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6f42
  2. #aaa342
  3. #7daa42

Triadic

  1. #aaa342
  2. #42aaa3
  3. #a342aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa342
  2. #49aa42
  3. #4249aa
  4. #a342aa

Square

  1. #aaa342
  2. #42aa6f
  3. #4249aa
  4. #aa427d

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3917
  2. #736e2d
  3. #aaa342
  4. #c8c271
  5. #dddaa8

Shades

#aaa342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa342
  2. #99933b
  3. #888235
  4. #77722e
  5. #666228
  6. #555221
  7. #44411a
  8. #333114
  9. #22210d
  10. #111007
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa342
  2. #b3ac55
  3. #bbb568
  4. #c4bf7b
  5. #ccc88e
  6. #d5d1a1
  7. #dddab3
  8. #e6e3c6
  9. #eeedd9
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa342
  2. #a6a048
  3. #a29c4e
  4. #9d9955
  5. #99955b
  6. #959261
  7. #918e67
  8. #8d8b6d
  9. #888774
  10. #84847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09d37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a247 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6998e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea03c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa245 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa342 {
  color: #aaa342;
}
Background
.bg-aaa342 {
  background-color: #aaa342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa342 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 44% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa342, #7daa42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 66 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.23 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.60 #555cbd Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa342  rgb(170, 163, 66)  hsl(56, 44%, 46%)  Brass
#4249aa  rgb(66, 73, 170)  hsl(236, 44%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#42aaa3  rgb(66, 170, 163)  hsl(176, 44%, 46%)  Verdigris
#a342aa  rgb(163, 66, 170)  hsl(296, 44%, 46%)  Purpureus