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#AAA643

#aaa643 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa643 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.1% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, with 43.46% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.3622

Complementary

  1. #aaa643
  2. #4347aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa643
  2. #437aaa
  3. #7243aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7243
  2. #aaa643
  3. #7aaa43

Triadic

  1. #aaa643
  2. #43aaa6
  3. #a643aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa643
  2. #47aa43
  3. #4347aa
  4. #a643aa

Square

  1. #aaa643
  2. #43aa72
  3. #4347aa
  4. #aa437a

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3b18
  2. #73702d
  3. #aaa643
  4. #c7c472
  5. #dddba9

Shades

#aaa643 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa643
  2. #99953c
  3. #888536
  4. #77742f
  5. #666428
  6. #555322
  7. #44421b
  8. #333214
  9. #22210d
  10. #111107
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa643 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa643
  2. #b3af56
  3. #bbb869
  4. #c4c17b
  5. #ccca8e
  6. #d5d3a1
  7. #dddbb4
  8. #e6e4c7
  9. #eeedd9
  10. #f7f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa643 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa643
  2. #a6a249
  3. #a29e4f
  4. #9d9b55
  5. #99975b
  6. #959362
  7. #918f68
  8. #8d8b6e
  9. #888874
  10. #84847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a038 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a449 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a23d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a546 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a079 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa643 {
  color: #aaa643;
}
Background
.bg-aaa643 {
  background-color: #aaa643;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa643 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa643;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa643;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 43% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa643 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa643, #7aaa43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa643 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 67 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.59 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.53 #5559bc Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa643  rgb(170, 166, 67)  hsl(58, 43%, 46%)  Brass
#4347aa  rgb(67, 71, 170)  hsl(238, 43%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#43aaa6  rgb(67, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 43%, 46%)  Verdigris
#a643aa  rgb(166, 67, 170)  hsl(298, 43%, 46%)  Purpureus