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#AAA51E

#aaa51e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa51e is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.86°, with 70% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.3555

Complementary

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #1e23aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #1e69aa
  3. #5f1eaa

Analogous

  1. #aa5f1e
  2. #aaa51e
  3. #69aa1e

Triadic

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #1eaaa5
  3. #a51eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #23aa1e
  3. #1e23aa
  4. #a51eaa

Square

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #1eaa5f
  3. #1e23aa
  4. #aa1e69

Monochromatic

  1. #282707
  2. #696613
  3. #aaa51e
  4. #dcd639
  5. #e7e47a

Shades

#aaa51e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #99951b
  3. #888418
  4. #777415
  5. #666312
  6. #55530f
  7. #44420c
  8. #333209
  9. #222106
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa51e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #b3ae35
  3. #bbb74b
  4. #c4c062
  5. #ccc978
  6. #d5d28f
  7. #dddba5
  8. #e6e4bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa51e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa51e
  2. #a6a128
  3. #a29e32
  4. #9d9a3b
  5. #999645
  6. #95934f
  7. #918f59
  8. #8d8b63
  9. #88876c
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa51e {
  color: #aaa51e;
}
Background
.bg-aaa51e {
  background-color: #aaa51e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa51e {
  border: 2px solid #aaa51e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa51e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa51e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa51e, #69aa1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa51e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 30 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.35 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.15 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.92 #555ae1 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa51e  rgb(170, 165, 30)  hsl(58, 70%, 39%)  Brass
#1e23aa  rgb(30, 35, 170)  hsl(238, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1eaaa5  rgb(30, 170, 165)  hsl(178, 70%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a51eaa  rgb(165, 30, 170)  hsl(298, 70%, 39%)  Dark Orchid