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#AAA552

#aaa552 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa552 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.59°, with 34.92% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #aaa552
  2. #5257aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa552
  2. #5283aa
  3. #7952aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7952
  2. #aaa552
  3. #83aa52

Triadic

  1. #aaa552
  2. #52aaa5
  3. #a552aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa552
  2. #57aa52
  3. #5257aa
  4. #a552aa

Square

  1. #aaa552
  2. #52aa79
  3. #5257aa
  4. #aa5283

Monochromatic

  1. #434120
  2. #767339
  3. #aaa552
  4. #c4c085
  5. #dddbb8

Shades

#aaa552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa552
  2. #99954a
  3. #888442
  4. #777439
  5. #666331
  6. #555329
  7. #444221
  8. #333219
  9. #222110
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa552
  2. #b3ae63
  3. #bbb775
  4. #c4c086
  5. #ccc997
  6. #d5d2a9
  7. #dddbba
  8. #e6e4cb
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa552
  2. #a6a157
  3. #a29e5b
  4. #9d9a60
  5. #999664
  6. #959369
  7. #918f6e
  8. #8d8b72
  9. #888777
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a04a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a456 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea24e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a454 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a07d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa552 {
  color: #aaa552;
}
Background
.bg-aaa552 {
  background-color: #aaa552;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa552 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa552, #83aa52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 82 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.80 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.62 #555aad Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa552  rgb(170, 165, 82)  hsl(57, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#5257aa  rgb(82, 87, 170)  hsl(237, 35%, 49%)  Iris
#52aaa5  rgb(82, 170, 165)  hsl(177, 35%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a552aa  rgb(165, 82, 170)  hsl(297, 35%, 49%)  Purpureus