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#AEB015

#aeb015 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeb015 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.07% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 60.77°, with 78.68% saturation and 38.63% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.401

Complementary

  1. #aeb015
  2. #1715b0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb015
  2. #1561b0
  3. #6415b0

Analogous

  1. #b06415
  2. #aeb015
  3. #61b015

Triadic

  1. #aeb015
  2. #15aeb0
  3. #b015ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb015
  2. #15b017
  3. #1715b0
  4. #b015ae

Square

  1. #aeb015
  2. #15b064
  3. #1715b0
  4. #b01561

Monochromatic

  1. #272705
  2. #6a6c0d
  3. #aeb015
  4. #e3e62c
  5. #ecee70

Shades

#aeb015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb015
  2. #9d9e13
  3. #8b8d11
  4. #7a7b0f
  5. #686a0d
  6. #57580b
  7. #464608
  8. #343506
  9. #232304
  10. #111202
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb015
  2. #b6b82c
  3. #bec044
  4. #c6c85b
  5. #ced073
  6. #d7d88a
  7. #dfdfa1
  8. #e7e7b9
  9. #efefd0
  10. #f7f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb015
  2. #a9ab20
  3. #a5a62a
  4. #a0a235
  5. #9c9d40
  6. #97984b
  7. #929355
  8. #8e8e60
  9. #898a6b
  10. #858575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acac87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ad21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb015 {
  color: #aeb015;
}
Background
.bg-aeb015 {
  background-color: #aeb015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb015 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 79% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb015, #61b015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.12 #514fea Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#aeb015  rgb(174, 176, 21)  hsl(61, 79%, 39%)  Brass
#1715b0  rgb(23, 21, 176)  hsl(241, 79%, 39%)  Zaffre
#15aeb0  rgb(21, 174, 176)  hsl(181, 79%, 39%)  Verdigris
#b015ae  rgb(176, 21, 174)  hsl(301, 79%, 39%)  Dark Orchid