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#ACA71D

#aca71d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aca71d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 65.49% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.91% magenta, 83.14% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.9°, with 71.14% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.365

Complementary

  1. #aca71d
  2. #1d22ac

Split complementary

  1. #aca71d
  2. #1d69ac
  3. #5f1dac

Analogous

  1. #ac5f1d
  2. #aca71d
  3. #69ac1d

Triadic

  1. #aca71d
  2. #1daca7
  3. #a71dac

Tetradic

  1. #aca71d
  2. #22ac1d
  3. #1d22ac
  4. #a71dac

Square

  1. #aca71d
  2. #1dac5f
  3. #1d22ac
  4. #ac1d69

Monochromatic

  1. #292807
  2. #6b6712
  3. #aca71d
  4. #ddd838
  5. #e8e57a

Shades

#aca71d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca71d
  2. #9b961a
  3. #8a8617
  4. #787514
  5. #676411
  6. #56540f
  7. #45430c
  8. #343209
  9. #222106
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca71d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca71d
  2. #b4b034
  3. #bdb94a
  4. #c5c161
  5. #cdca77
  6. #d6d38e
  7. #dedca5
  8. #e6e5bb
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca71d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca71d
  2. #a8a327
  3. #a39f31
  4. #9f9b3b
  5. #9a9745
  6. #96944f
  7. #929058
  8. #8d8c62
  9. #89886c
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a302 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a072 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca71d {
  color: #aca71d;
}
Background
.bg-aca71d {
  background-color: #aca71d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca71d {
  border: 2px solid #aca71d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca71d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 167 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca71d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca71d, #69ac1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca71d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 167 29 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.02 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.64 #5358e2 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aca71d  rgb(172, 167, 29)  hsl(58, 71%, 39%)  Brass
#1d22ac  rgb(29, 34, 172)  hsl(238, 71%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1daca7  rgb(29, 172, 167)  hsl(178, 71%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a71dac  rgb(167, 29, 172)  hsl(298, 71%, 39%)  Dark Orchid