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#AEB005

#aeb005 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeb005 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.02% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.16% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 60.7°, with 94.48% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.4006

Complementary

  1. #aeb005
  2. #0705b0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb005
  2. #0559b0
  3. #5c05b0

Analogous

  1. #b05c05
  2. #aeb005
  3. #59b005

Triadic

  1. #aeb005
  2. #05aeb0
  3. #b005ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb005
  2. #05b007
  3. #0705b0
  4. #b005ae

Square

  1. #aeb005
  2. #05b05c
  3. #0705b0
  4. #b00559

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1b01
  2. #646603
  3. #aeb005
  4. #f5f809
  5. #f8fa54

Shades

#aeb005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb005
  2. #9d9e05
  3. #8b8d04
  4. #7a7b04
  5. #686a03
  6. #575803
  7. #464602
  8. #343502
  9. #232301
  10. #111201
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb005
  2. #b6b81e
  3. #bec037
  4. #c6c850
  5. #ced069
  6. #d7d882
  7. #dfdf9b
  8. #e7e7b4
  9. #efefcd
  10. #f7f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb005
  2. #a9ab11
  3. #a5a61e
  4. #a0a22a
  5. #9c9d36
  6. #979843
  7. #92934f
  8. #8e8e5b
  9. #898a67
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abac87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ad19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb005 {
  color: #aeb005;
}
Background
.bg-aeb005 {
  background-color: #aeb005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb005 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb005, #59b005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 5 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.45 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.98 #514ffa Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#aeb005  rgb(174, 176, 5)  hsl(61, 94%, 35%)  Brass
#0705b0  rgb(7, 5, 176)  hsl(241, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#05aeb0  rgb(5, 174, 176)  hsl(181, 94%, 35%)  Verdigris
#b005ae  rgb(176, 5, 174)  hsl(301, 94%, 35%)  Dark Orchid