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#AEAA3D

#aeaa3d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeaa3d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 66.67% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 64.94% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 57.88°, with 48.09% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.3809

Complementary

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #3d41ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #3d79ae
  3. #723dae

Analogous

  1. #ae723d
  2. #aeaa3d
  3. #79ae3d

Triadic

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #3daeaa
  3. #aa3dae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #41ae3d
  3. #3d41ae
  4. #aa3dae

Square

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #3dae72
  3. #3d41ae
  4. #ae3d79

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3b15
  2. #757329
  3. #aeaa3d
  4. #cbc86c
  5. #dfdda5

Shades

#aeaa3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #9d9937
  3. #8b8831
  4. #7a772b
  5. #686625
  6. #57551f
  7. #464418
  8. #343312
  9. #23220c
  10. #111106
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaa3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #b6b350
  3. #bebb64
  4. #c6c477
  5. #cecc8b
  6. #d7d59e
  7. #dfddb1
  8. #e7e6c5
  9. #efeed8
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaa3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaa3d
  2. #a9a644
  3. #a5a24a
  4. #a09d51
  5. #9c9958
  6. #97955f
  7. #929165
  8. #8e8d6c
  9. #898873
  10. #858479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a42f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa844 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba9f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a635 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a941 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a47a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaa3d {
  color: #aeaa3d;
}
Background
.bg-aeaa3d {
  background-color: #aeaa3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaa3d {
  border: 2px solid #aeaa3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaa3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 48% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaa3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaa3d, #79ae3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaa3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 61 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.87 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.90 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.30 #5155c2 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeaa3d  rgb(174, 170, 61)  hsl(58, 48%, 46%)  Brass
#3d41ae  rgb(61, 65, 174)  hsl(238, 48%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#3daeaa  rgb(61, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 48%, 46%)  Verdigris
#aa3dae  rgb(170, 61, 174)  hsl(298, 48%, 46%)  Purpureus