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#AAAF44

#aaaf44 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaaf44 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.63% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 62.8°, with 44.03% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.3962

Complementary

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #4944af

Split complementary

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #4475af
  3. #7f44af

Analogous

  1. #af7f44
  2. #aaaf44
  3. #75af44

Triadic

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #44aaaf
  3. #af44aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #44af49
  3. #4944af
  4. #af44aa

Square

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #44af7f
  3. #4944af
  4. #af4475

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4119
  2. #74782f
  3. #aaaf44
  4. #c6ca76
  5. #dddfad

Shades

#aaaf44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #999e3d
  3. #888c36
  4. #777b30
  5. #666929
  6. #555822
  7. #44461b
  8. #333514
  9. #22230e
  10. #111207
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaf44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #b3b757
  3. #bbbf69
  4. #c4c77c
  5. #cccf8f
  6. #d5d7a2
  7. #dddfb4
  8. #e6e7c7
  9. #eeefda
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaf44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaf44
  2. #a6aa4a
  3. #a2a650
  4. #9da156
  5. #999c5c
  6. #959862
  7. #919368
  8. #8d8e6e
  9. #888974
  10. #84857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ab8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca737 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5ab3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ac48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a97f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaf44 {
  color: #aaaf44;
}
Background
.bg-aaaf44 {
  background-color: #aaaf44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaf44 {
  border: 2px solid #aaaf44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaf44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 175 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaf44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaf44, #75af44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaf44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 175 68 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.66 #5550bb Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaaf44  rgb(170, 175, 68)  hsl(63, 44%, 48%)  Brass
#4944af  rgb(73, 68, 175)  hsl(243, 44%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#44aaaf  rgb(68, 170, 175)  hsl(183, 44%, 48%)  Verdigris
#af44aa  rgb(175, 68, 170)  hsl(303, 44%, 48%)  Purpureus