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#AEB034

#aeb034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeb034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.02% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.45% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 60.97°, with 54.39% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.403

Complementary

  1. #aeb034
  2. #3634b0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb034
  2. #3470b0
  3. #7434b0

Analogous

  1. #b07434
  2. #aeb034
  3. #70b034

Triadic

  1. #aeb034
  2. #34aeb0
  3. #b034ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb034
  2. #34b036
  3. #3634b0
  4. #b034ae

Square

  1. #aeb034
  2. #34b074
  3. #3634b0
  4. #b03470

Monochromatic

  1. #393a11
  2. #747523
  3. #aeb034
  4. #ced060
  5. #e0e29b

Shades

#aeb034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb034
  2. #9d9e2f
  3. #8b8d2a
  4. #7a7b24
  5. #686a1f
  6. #57581a
  7. #464615
  8. #343510
  9. #23230a
  10. #111205
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb034
  2. #b6b848
  3. #bec05d
  4. #c6c871
  5. #ced085
  6. #d7d89a
  7. #dfdfae
  8. #e7e7c2
  9. #efefd6
  10. #f7f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb034
  2. #a9ab3c
  3. #a5a643
  4. #a0a24b
  5. #9c9d52
  6. #97985a
  7. #929362
  8. #8e8e69
  9. #898a71
  10. #858578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acad8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea81f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ab29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8ae3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb034 {
  color: #aeb034;
}
Background
.bg-aeb034 {
  background-color: #aeb034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb034 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 54% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb034, #70b034);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.89 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.92 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.04 #514fcb Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Brass
#aeb034  rgb(174, 176, 52)  hsl(61, 54%, 45%)  Brass
#3634b0  rgb(54, 52, 176)  hsl(241, 54%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#34aeb0  rgb(52, 174, 176)  hsl(181, 54%, 45%)  Verdigris
#b034ae  rgb(176, 52, 174)  hsl(301, 54%, 45%)  Purpureus