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#AAA54B

#aaa54b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa54b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 55.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 38.78% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.3596

Complementary

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #4b50aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #4b80aa
  3. #754baa

Analogous

  1. #aa754b
  2. #aaa54b
  3. #80aa4b

Triadic

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #4baaa5
  3. #a54baa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #50aa4b
  3. #4b50aa
  4. #a54baa

Square

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #4baa75
  3. #4b50aa
  4. #aa4b80

Monochromatic

  1. #403e1c
  2. #757134
  3. #aaa54b
  4. #c5c17c
  5. #dddab1

Shades

#aaa54b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #999544
  3. #88843c
  4. #777435
  5. #66632d
  6. #555326
  7. #44421e
  8. #333217
  9. #22210f
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa54b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #b3ae5d
  3. #bbb76f
  4. #c4c081
  5. #ccc993
  6. #d5d2a5
  7. #dddbb7
  8. #e6e4c9
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa54b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa54b
  2. #a6a150
  3. #a29e56
  4. #9d9a5b
  5. #999660
  6. #959366
  7. #918f6b
  8. #8d8b70
  9. #888775
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a44e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa54b {
  color: #aaa54b;
}
Background
.bg-aaa54b {
  background-color: #aaa54b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa54b {
  border: 2px solid #aaa54b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa54b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa54b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa54b, #80aa4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa54b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 75 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.01 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.39 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.76 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.52 #555ab4 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa54b  rgb(170, 165, 75)  hsl(57, 39%, 48%)  Brass
#4b50aa  rgb(75, 80, 170)  hsl(237, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4baaa5  rgb(75, 170, 165)  hsl(177, 39%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a54baa  rgb(165, 75, 170)  hsl(297, 39%, 48%)  Purpureus