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#AAA752

#aaa752 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa752 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.95°, 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.3679

Complementary

  1. #aaa752
  2. #5255aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa752
  2. #5281aa
  3. #7b52aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7b52
  2. #aaa752
  3. #81aa52

Triadic

  1. #aaa752
  2. #52aaa7
  3. #a752aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa752
  2. #55aa52
  3. #5255aa
  4. #a752aa

Square

  1. #aaa752
  2. #52aa7b
  3. #5255aa
  4. #aa5281

Monochromatic

  1. #434220
  2. #767439
  3. #aaa752
  4. #c4c285
  5. #dddcb8

Shades

#aaa752 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa752
  2. #99964a
  3. #888642
  4. #777539
  5. #666431
  6. #555429
  7. #444321
  8. #333219
  9. #222110
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa752 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa752
  2. #b3b063
  3. #bbb975
  4. #c4c186
  5. #ccca97
  6. #d5d3a9
  7. #dddcba
  8. #e6e5cb
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa752 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa752
  2. #a6a357
  3. #a29f5b
  4. #9d9b60
  5. #999764
  6. #959469
  7. #91906e
  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 #b3a14a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa44d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa752 {
  color: #aaa752;
}
Background
.bg-aaa752 {
  background-color: #aaa752;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa752 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa752;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa752;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa752 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa752, #81aa52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa752 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 82 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.79 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.58 #5558ad Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa752  rgb(170, 167, 82)  hsl(58, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#5255aa  rgb(82, 85, 170)  hsl(238, 35%, 49%)  Iris
#52aaa7  rgb(82, 170, 167)  hsl(178, 35%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a752aa  rgb(167, 82, 170)  hsl(298, 35%, 49%)  Purpureus