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#AEAC2A

#aeac2a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeac2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 67.45% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.15% magenta, 75.86% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 59.09°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3867

Complementary

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #2a2cae

Split complementary

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #2a6eae
  3. #6a2aae

Analogous

  1. #ae6a2a
  2. #aeac2a
  3. #6eae2a

Triadic

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #2aaeac
  3. #ac2aae

Tetradic

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #2cae2a
  3. #2a2cae
  4. #ac2aae

Square

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #2aae6a
  3. #2a2cae
  4. #ae2a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #33320c
  2. #706f1b
  3. #aeac2a
  4. #d5d350
  5. #e4e28d

Shades

#aeac2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #9d9b26
  3. #8b8a22
  4. #7a781d
  5. #686719
  6. #575615
  7. #464511
  8. #34340d
  9. #232208
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeac2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #b6b43f
  3. #bebd55
  4. #c6c56a
  5. #cecd7f
  6. #d7d695
  7. #dfdeaa
  8. #e7e6bf
  9. #efeed4
  10. #f7f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeac2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeac2a
  2. #a9a833
  3. #a5a33b
  4. #a09f44
  5. #9c9a4c
  6. #979655
  7. #92925e
  8. #8e8d66
  9. #89896f
  10. #858477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa509 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a81b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7aa31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeac2a {
  color: #aeac2a;
}
Background
.bg-aeac2a {
  background-color: #aeac2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeac2a {
  border: 2px solid #aeac2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeac2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 172 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeac2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeac2a, #6eae2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeac2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 172 42 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.66 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.99 #5153d5 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Brass
#aeac2a  rgb(174, 172, 42)  hsl(59, 61%, 42%)  Brass
#2a2cae  rgb(42, 44, 174)  hsl(239, 61%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#2aaeac  rgb(42, 174, 172)  hsl(179, 61%, 42%)  Verdigris
#ac2aae  rgb(172, 42, 174)  hsl(299, 61%, 42%)  Purpureus