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#AEAA4A

#aeaa4a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeaa4a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 57.6°, with 40.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.3824

Complementary

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #4a4eae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #4a80ae
  3. #784aae

Analogous

  1. #ae784a
  2. #aeaa4a
  3. #80ae4a

Triadic

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #4aaeaa
  3. #aa4aae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #4eae4a
  3. #4a4eae
  4. #aa4aae

Square

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #4aae78
  3. #4a4eae
  4. #ae4a80

Monochromatic

  1. #43411c
  2. #787633
  3. #aeaa4a
  4. #c8c57d
  5. #deddb3

Shades

#aeaa4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #9d9943
  3. #8b883b
  4. #7a7734
  5. #68662c
  6. #575525
  7. #46441e
  8. #343316
  9. #23220f
  10. #111107
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaa4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #b6b35c
  3. #bebb6e
  4. #c6c480
  5. #cecc92
  6. #d7d5a5
  7. #dfddb7
  8. #e7e6c9
  9. #efeedb
  10. #f7f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaa4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaa4a
  2. #a9a64f
  3. #a5a255
  4. #a09d5a
  5. #9c9960
  6. #979565
  7. #92916a
  8. #8e8d70
  9. #898875
  10. #85847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a440 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a84f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a644 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a94d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaa4a {
  color: #aeaa4a;
}
Background
.bg-aeaa4a {
  background-color: #aeaa4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaa4a {
  border: 2px solid #aeaa4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaa4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaa4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaa4a, #80ae4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaa4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 74 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.09 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.22 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.41 #5155b5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeaa4a  rgb(174, 170, 74)  hsl(58, 40%, 49%)  Brass
#4a4eae  rgb(74, 78, 174)  hsl(238, 40%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4aaeaa  rgb(74, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 40%, 49%)  Verdigris
#aa4aae  rgb(170, 74, 174)  hsl(298, 40%, 49%)  Purpureus