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#AAA348

#aaa348 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa348 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 40.5% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3521

Complementary

  1. #aaa348
  2. #484faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa348
  2. #4880aa
  3. #7248aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7248
  2. #aaa348
  3. #80aa48

Triadic

  1. #aaa348
  2. #48aaa3
  3. #a348aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa348
  2. #4faa48
  3. #484faa
  4. #a348aa

Square

  1. #aaa348
  2. #48aa72
  3. #484faa
  4. #aa4880

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3c1a
  2. #746f31
  3. #aaa348
  4. #c6c078
  5. #ddd9ae

Shades

#aaa348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa348
  2. #999341
  3. #88823a
  4. #777232
  5. #66622b
  6. #555224
  7. #44411d
  8. #333116
  9. #22210e
  10. #111007
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa348
  2. #b3ac5a
  3. #bbb56d
  4. #c4bf7f
  5. #ccc891
  6. #d5d1a4
  7. #dddab6
  8. #e6e3c8
  9. #eeedda
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa348
  2. #a6a04e
  3. #a29c53
  4. #9d9959
  5. #99955e
  6. #959264
  7. #918e6a
  8. #8d8b6f
  9. #888775
  10. #84847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09e3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a24d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea043 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa24b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa348 {
  color: #aaa348;
}
Background
.bg-aaa348 {
  background-color: #aaa348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa348 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 41% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa348, #80aa48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 72 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.86 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.38 #555cb7 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa348  rgb(170, 163, 72)  hsl(56, 41%, 47%)  Brass
#484faa  rgb(72, 79, 170)  hsl(236, 41%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#48aaa3  rgb(72, 170, 163)  hsl(176, 41%, 47%)  Verdigris
#a348aa  rgb(163, 72, 170)  hsl(296, 41%, 47%)  Purpureus