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#AAAF47

#aaaf47 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaaf47 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 62.88°, with 42.28% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.3966

Complementary

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #4c47af

Split complementary

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #4776af
  3. #8047af

Analogous

  1. #af8047
  2. #aaaf47
  3. #76af47

Triadic

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #47aaaf
  3. #af47aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #47af4c
  3. #4c47af
  4. #af47aa

Square

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #47af80
  3. #4c47af
  4. #af4776

Monochromatic

  1. #40421b
  2. #757931
  3. #aaaf47
  4. #c5c97a
  5. #dddfb0

Shades

#aaaf47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #999e40
  3. #888c39
  4. #777b32
  5. #66692b
  6. #555824
  7. #44461c
  8. #333515
  9. #22230e
  10. #111207
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaf47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #b3b759
  3. #bbbf6c
  4. #c4c77e
  5. #cccf91
  6. #d5d7a3
  7. #dddfb5
  8. #e6e7c8
  9. #eeefda
  10. #f7f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaf47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaf47
  2. #a6aa4d
  3. #a2a652
  4. #9da158
  5. #999c5e
  6. #959864
  7. #919369
  8. #8d8e6f
  9. #888975
  10. #84857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ab8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba83b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5ab40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ac4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaf47 {
  color: #aaaf47;
}
Background
.bg-aaaf47 {
  background-color: #aaaf47;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaf47 {
  border: 2px solid #aaaf47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaf47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 175 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 42% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaf47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaf47, #76af47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaf47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 175 71 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.39 #5550b8 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaaf47  rgb(170, 175, 71)  hsl(63, 42%, 48%)  Brass
#4c47af  rgb(76, 71, 175)  hsl(243, 42%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#47aaaf  rgb(71, 170, 175)  hsl(183, 42%, 48%)  Verdigris
#af47aa  rgb(175, 71, 170)  hsl(303, 42%, 48%)  Purpureus