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#ACA615

#aca615 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aca615 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 65.1% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.49% magenta, 87.79% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.62°, with 78.24% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #aca615
  2. #151bac

Split complementary

  1. #aca615
  2. #1566ac
  3. #5b15ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5b15
  2. #aca615
  3. #66ac15

Triadic

  1. #aca615
  2. #15aca6
  3. #a615ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca615
  2. #1bac15
  3. #151bac
  4. #a615ac

Square

  1. #aca615
  2. #15ac5b
  3. #151bac
  4. #ac1566

Monochromatic

  1. #242204
  2. #68640d
  3. #aca615
  4. #e5dd29
  5. #ede86d

Shades

#aca615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca615
  2. #9b9513
  3. #8a8511
  4. #78740f
  5. #67640d
  6. #56530b
  7. #454208
  8. #343206
  9. #222104
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca615
  2. #b4af2c
  3. #bdb844
  4. #c5c15b
  5. #cdca73
  6. #d6d38a
  7. #dedba1
  8. #e6e4b9
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca615
  2. #a8a220
  3. #a39e2a
  4. #9f9b35
  5. #9a9740
  6. #96934b
  7. #928f55
  8. #8d8b60
  9. #89886b
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a520 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b49f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca615 {
  color: #aca615;
}
Background
.bg-aca615 {
  background-color: #aca615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca615 {
  border: 2px solid #aca615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 166 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca615, #66ac15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 166 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.62 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.67 #5359ea Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aca615  rgb(172, 166, 21)  hsl(58, 78%, 38%)  Brass
#151bac  rgb(21, 27, 172)  hsl(238, 78%, 38%)  Zaffre
#15aca6  rgb(21, 172, 166)  hsl(178, 78%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a615ac  rgb(166, 21, 172)  hsl(298, 78%, 38%)  Dark Orchid