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#AEAA2C

#aeaa2c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeaa2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 66.67% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 74.71% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 58.15°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3793

Complementary

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #2c30ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #2c71ae
  3. #692cae

Analogous

  1. #ae692c
  2. #aeaa2c
  3. #71ae2c

Triadic

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #2caeaa
  3. #aa2cae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #30ae2c
  3. #2c30ae
  4. #aa2cae

Square

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #2cae69
  3. #2c30ae
  4. #ae2c71

Monochromatic

  1. #34330d
  2. #716e1d
  3. #aeaa2c
  4. #d4d053
  5. #e3e090

Shades

#aeaa2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #9d9928
  3. #8b8823
  4. #7a771f
  5. #68661a
  6. #575516
  7. #464412
  8. #34330d
  9. #232209
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaa2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #b6b341
  3. #bebb56
  4. #c6c46b
  5. #cecc80
  6. #d7d596
  7. #dfddab
  8. #e7e6c0
  9. #efeed5
  10. #f7f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaa2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaa2c
  2. #a9a634
  3. #a5a23d
  4. #a09d45
  5. #9c994e
  6. #979556
  7. #92915e
  8. #8e8d67
  9. #89886f
  10. #858478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a311 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a61f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaa2c {
  color: #aeaa2c;
}
Background
.bg-aeaa2c {
  background-color: #aeaa2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaa2c {
  border: 2px solid #aeaa2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaa2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaa2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaa2c, #71ae2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaa2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 44 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.87 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.31 #5155d3 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeaa2c  rgb(174, 170, 44)  hsl(58, 60%, 43%)  Brass
#2c30ae  rgb(44, 48, 174)  hsl(238, 60%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#2caeaa  rgb(44, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 60%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#aa2cae  rgb(170, 44, 174)  hsl(298, 60%, 43%)  Purpureus