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#ACA458

#aca458 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aca458 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 64.31% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.65% magenta, 48.84% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.29°, with 33.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.3603

Complementary

  1. #aca458
  2. #5860ac

Split complementary

  1. #aca458
  2. #588aac
  3. #7a58ac

Analogous

  1. #ac7a58
  2. #aca458
  3. #8aac58

Triadic

  1. #aca458
  2. #58aca4
  3. #a458ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca458
  2. #60ac58
  3. #5860ac
  4. #a458ac

Square

  1. #aca458
  2. #58ac7a
  3. #5860ac
  4. #ac588a

Monochromatic

  1. #474424
  2. #7b753d
  3. #aca458
  4. #c5c08b
  5. #dfdcbe

Shades

#aca458 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca458
  2. #9b944f
  3. #8a8346
  4. #78733e
  5. #676235
  6. #56522c
  7. #454223
  8. #34311a
  9. #222112
  10. #111009
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca458 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca458
  2. #b4ad69
  3. #bdb679
  4. #c5bf8a
  5. #cdc89b
  6. #d6d2ac
  7. #dedbbc
  8. #e6e4cd
  9. #eeedde
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca458 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca458
  2. #a8a05c
  3. #a39d60
  4. #9f9964
  5. #9a9668
  6. #96926c
  7. #928e70
  8. #8d8b74
  9. #898778
  10. #84847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a38a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09f51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a45b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea154 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a45a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca458 {
  color: #aca458;
}
Background
.bg-aca458 {
  background-color: #aca458;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca458 {
  border: 2px solid #aca458;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca458;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 164 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 34% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca458 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca458, #8aac58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca458 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 164 88 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.83 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.65 #535ba7 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aca458  rgb(172, 164, 88)  hsl(54, 34%, 51%)  Brass
#5860ac  rgb(88, 96, 172)  hsl(234, 34%, 51%)  Slate Blue
#58aca4  rgb(88, 172, 164)  hsl(174, 34%, 51%)  Verdigris
#a458ac  rgb(164, 88, 172)  hsl(294, 34%, 51%)  Purpureus