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#AAA751

#aaa751 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa751 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.49% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 52.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.98°, with 35.46% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3678

Complementary

  1. #aaa751
  2. #5154aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa751
  2. #5181aa
  3. #7b51aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7b51
  2. #aaa751
  3. #81aa51

Triadic

  1. #aaa751
  2. #51aaa7
  3. #a751aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa751
  2. #54aa51
  3. #5154aa
  4. #a751aa

Square

  1. #aaa751
  2. #51aa7b
  3. #5154aa
  4. #aa5181

Monochromatic

  1. #424120
  2. #767438
  3. #aaa751
  4. #c4c283
  5. #dddcb7

Shades

#aaa751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa751
  2. #999649
  3. #888641
  4. #777539
  5. #666431
  6. #555429
  7. #444320
  8. #333218
  9. #222110
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa751
  2. #b3b062
  3. #bbb974
  4. #c4c185
  5. #ccca97
  6. #d5d3a8
  7. #dddcb9
  8. #e6e5cb
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa751
  2. #a6a356
  3. #a29f5a
  4. #9d9b5f
  5. #999764
  6. #959469
  7. #91906d
  8. #8d8c72
  9. #888877
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a58a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a44c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a654 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa751 {
  color: #aaa751;
}
Background
.bg-aaa751 {
  background-color: #aaa751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa751 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa751, #81aa51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 81 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.12 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.43 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.71 #5558ae Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa751  rgb(170, 167, 81)  hsl(58, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#5154aa  rgb(81, 84, 170)  hsl(238, 35%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#51aaa7  rgb(81, 170, 167)  hsl(178, 35%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a751aa  rgb(167, 81, 170)  hsl(298, 35%, 49%)  Purpureus