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#AAA64C

#aaa64c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa64c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.45°, with 38.21% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.3634

Complementary

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #4c50aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #4c7faa
  3. #774caa

Analogous

  1. #aa774c
  2. #aaa64c
  3. #7faa4c

Triadic

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #4caaa6
  3. #a64caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #50aa4c
  3. #4c50aa
  4. #a64caa

Square

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #4caa77
  3. #4c50aa
  4. #aa4c7f

Monochromatic

  1. #403f1d
  2. #757234
  3. #aaa64c
  4. #c5c27d
  5. #dddbb2

Shades

#aaa64c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #999544
  3. #88853d
  4. #777435
  5. #66642e
  6. #555326
  7. #44421e
  8. #333217
  9. #22210f
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa64c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #b3af5e
  3. #bbb870
  4. #c4c182
  5. #ccca94
  6. #d5d3a6
  7. #dddbb7
  8. #e6e4c9
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa64c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa64c
  2. #a6a251
  3. #a29e56
  4. #9d9b5c
  5. #999761
  6. #959366
  7. #918f6b
  8. #8d8b70
  9. #888876
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a451 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa347 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a54f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa64c {
  color: #aaa64c;
}
Background
.bg-aaa64c {
  background-color: #aaa64c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa64c {
  border: 2px solid #aaa64c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa64c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa64c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa64c, #7faa4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa64c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 76 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.66 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.30 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.74 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.37 #5559b3 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa64c  rgb(170, 166, 76)  hsl(57, 38%, 48%)  Brass
#4c50aa  rgb(76, 80, 170)  hsl(237, 38%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4caaa6  rgb(76, 170, 166)  hsl(177, 38%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a64caa  rgb(166, 76, 170)  hsl(297, 38%, 48%)  Purpureus