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#AAA53A

#aaa53a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa53a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.32°, with 49.12% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.3576

Complementary

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #3a3faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #3a77aa
  3. #6d3aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa6d3a
  2. #aaa53a
  3. #77aa3a

Triadic

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #3aaaa5
  3. #a53aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #3faa3a
  3. #3a3faa
  4. #a53aaa

Square

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #3aaa6d
  3. #3a3faa
  4. #aa3a77

Monochromatic

  1. #383613
  2. #716e27
  3. #aaa53a
  4. #cbc666
  5. #dedb9f

Shades

#aaa53a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #999534
  3. #88842e
  4. #777429
  5. #666323
  6. #55531d
  7. #444217
  8. #333211
  9. #22210c
  10. #111106
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa53a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #b3ae4e
  3. #bbb761
  4. #c4c075
  5. #ccc989
  6. #d5d29d
  7. #dddbb0
  8. #e6e4c4
  9. #eeedd8
  10. #f7f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa53a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa53a
  2. #a6a141
  3. #a29e48
  4. #9d9a4f
  5. #999656
  6. #95935d
  7. #918f64
  8. #8d8b6b
  9. #888772
  10. #848479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a341 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a43e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa53a {
  color: #aaa53a;
}
Background
.bg-aaa53a {
  background-color: #aaa53a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa53a {
  border: 2px solid #aaa53a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa53a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 49% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa53a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa53a, #77aa3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa53a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 58 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.23 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.19 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.91 #555ac5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa53a  rgb(170, 165, 58)  hsl(57, 49%, 45%)  Brass
#3a3faa  rgb(58, 63, 170)  hsl(237, 49%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#3aaaa5  rgb(58, 170, 165)  hsl(177, 49%, 45%)  Verdigris
#a53aaa  rgb(165, 58, 170)  hsl(297, 49%, 45%)  Purpureus