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#AEAA45

#aeaa45 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeaa45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 60.34% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 57.71°, with 43.21% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.3818

Complementary

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #4549ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #457eae
  3. #7545ae

Analogous

  1. #ae7545
  2. #aeaa45
  3. #7eae45

Triadic

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #45aeaa
  3. #aa45ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #49ae45
  3. #4549ae
  4. #aa45ae

Square

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #45ae75
  3. #4549ae
  4. #ae457e

Monochromatic

  1. #403f1a
  2. #77742f
  3. #aeaa45
  4. #c9c677
  5. #dfddad

Shades

#aeaa45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #9d993e
  3. #8b8837
  4. #7a7730
  5. #686629
  6. #575523
  7. #46441c
  8. #343315
  9. #23220e
  10. #111107
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaa45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #b6b358
  3. #bebb6a
  4. #c6c47d
  5. #cecc8f
  6. #d7d5a2
  7. #dfddb5
  8. #e7e6c7
  9. #efeeda
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaa45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaa45
  2. #a9a64b
  3. #a5a251
  4. #a09d57
  5. #9c995d
  6. #979563
  7. #929168
  8. #8e8d6e
  9. #898874
  10. #85847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a84b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a949 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a47c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaa45 {
  color: #aeaa45;
}
Background
.bg-aeaa45 {
  background-color: #aeaa45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaa45 {
  border: 2px solid #aeaa45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaa45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 43% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaa45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaa45, #7eae45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaa45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.64 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.48 #5155ba Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeaa45  rgb(174, 170, 69)  hsl(58, 43%, 48%)  Brass
#4549ae  rgb(69, 73, 174)  hsl(238, 43%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#45aeaa  rgb(69, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 43%, 48%)  Verdigris
#aa45ae  rgb(170, 69, 174)  hsl(298, 43%, 48%)  Purpureus