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#aaa855 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa855 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.88% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 50% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.59°, with 33.33% saturation and 50% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.3721

Complementary

  1. #aaa855
  2. #5557aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa855
  2. #5581aa
  3. #7e55aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7e55
  2. #aaa855
  3. #81aa55

Triadic

  1. #aaa855
  2. #55aaa8
  3. #a855aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa855
  2. #57aa55
  3. #5557aa
  4. #a855aa

Square

  1. #aaa855
  2. #55aa7e
  3. #5557aa
  4. #aa5581

Monochromatic

  1. #444322
  2. #77763c
  3. #aaa855
  4. #c3c288
  5. #dddcbb

Shades

#aaa855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa855
  2. #99974d
  3. #888644
  4. #77763c
  5. #666533
  6. #55542b
  7. #444322
  8. #33321a
  9. #222211
  10. #111109
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa855
  2. #b3b166
  3. #bbb977
  4. #c4c288
  5. #cccb99
  6. #d5d4aa
  7. #dddcbb
  8. #e6e5cc
  9. #eeeedd
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa855
  2. #a6a459
  3. #a2a05e
  4. #9d9c62
  5. #999866
  6. #95946b
  7. #91906f
  8. #8d8c73
  9. #888877
  10. #84847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a68b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a24d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a659 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a551 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a757 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa855 {
  color: #aaa855;
}
Background
.bg-aaa855 {
  background-color: #aaa855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa855 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa855, #81aa55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 85 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.25 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.57 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.77 #5557aa Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa855  rgb(170, 168, 85)  hsl(59, 33%, 50%)  Brass
#5557aa  rgb(85, 87, 170)  hsl(239, 33%, 50%)  Iris
#55aaa8  rgb(85, 170, 168)  hsl(179, 33%, 50%)  Verdigris
#a855aa  rgb(168, 85, 170)  hsl(299, 33%, 50%)  Purpureus