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#AAA53D

#aaa53d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa53d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 64.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.25°, with 47.19% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #3d42aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #3d78aa
  3. #6e3daa

Analogous

  1. #aa6e3d
  2. #aaa53d
  3. #78aa3d

Triadic

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #3daaa5
  3. #a53daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #42aa3d
  3. #3d42aa
  4. #a53daa

Square

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #3daa6e
  3. #3d42aa
  4. #aa3d78

Monochromatic

  1. #393815
  2. #726e29
  3. #aaa53d
  4. #cac56a
  5. #dedba2

Shades

#aaa53d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #999537
  3. #888431
  4. #77742b
  5. #666325
  6. #55531f
  7. #444218
  8. #333212
  9. #22210c
  10. #111106
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa53d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #b3ae50
  3. #bbb764
  4. #c4c077
  5. #ccc98b
  6. #d5d29e
  7. #dddbb1
  8. #e6e4c5
  9. #eeedd8
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa53d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa53d
  2. #a6a144
  3. #a29e4a
  4. #9d9a51
  5. #999658
  6. #95935f
  7. #918f65
  8. #8d8b6c
  9. #888773
  10. #848479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a343 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa136 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa53d {
  color: #aaa53d;
}
Background
.bg-aaa53d {
  background-color: #aaa53d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa53d {
  border: 2px solid #aaa53d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa53d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa53d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa53d, #78aa3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa53d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 61 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.25 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.56 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.65 #555ac2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa53d  rgb(170, 165, 61)  hsl(57, 47%, 45%)  Brass
#3d42aa  rgb(61, 66, 170)  hsl(237, 47%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#3daaa5  rgb(61, 170, 165)  hsl(177, 47%, 45%)  Verdigris
#a53daa  rgb(165, 61, 170)  hsl(297, 47%, 45%)  Purpureus