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#AAA545

#aaa545 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa545 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.03°, with 42.26% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.3589

Complementary

  1. #aaa545
  2. #454aaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa545
  2. #457caa
  3. #7245aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7245
  2. #aaa545
  3. #7caa45

Triadic

  1. #aaa545
  2. #45aaa5
  3. #a545aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa545
  2. #4aaa45
  3. #454aaa
  4. #a545aa

Square

  1. #aaa545
  2. #45aa72
  3. #454aaa
  4. #aa457c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3b19
  2. #74702f
  3. #aaa545
  4. #c7c375
  5. #dddaab

Shades

#aaa545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa545
  2. #99953e
  3. #888437
  4. #777430
  5. #666329
  6. #555323
  7. #44421c
  8. #333215
  9. #22210e
  10. #111107
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa545
  2. #b3ae58
  3. #bbb76a
  4. #c4c07d
  5. #ccc98f
  6. #d5d2a2
  7. #dddbb5
  8. #e6e4c7
  9. #eeedda
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa545
  2. #a6a14b
  3. #a29e51
  4. #9d9a57
  5. #99965d
  6. #959363
  7. #918f68
  8. #8d8b6e
  9. #888774
  10. #84847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a34a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a448 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa545 {
  color: #aaa545;
}
Background
.bg-aaa545 {
  background-color: #aaa545;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa545 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 42% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa545, #7caa45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.93 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.47 #555aba Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa545  rgb(170, 165, 69)  hsl(57, 42%, 47%)  Brass
#454aaa  rgb(69, 74, 170)  hsl(237, 42%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#45aaa5  rgb(69, 170, 165)  hsl(177, 42%, 47%)  Verdigris
#a545aa  rgb(165, 69, 170)  hsl(297, 42%, 47%)  Purpureus