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#AEB145

#aeb145 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aeb145 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.41% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.02% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 61.67°, with 43.9% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.4087

Complementary

  1. #aeb145
  2. #4845b1

Split complementary

  1. #aeb145
  2. #4578b1
  3. #7e45b1

Analogous

  1. #b17e45
  2. #aeb145
  3. #78b145

Triadic

  1. #aeb145
  2. #45aeb1
  3. #b145ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb145
  2. #45b148
  3. #4845b1
  4. #b145ae

Square

  1. #aeb145
  2. #45b17e
  3. #4845b1
  4. #b14578

Monochromatic

  1. #42431a
  2. #787a30
  3. #aeb145
  4. #c8ca78
  5. #dfe0af

Shades

#aeb145 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb145
  2. #9d9f3e
  3. #8b8e37
  4. #7a7c30
  5. #686a29
  6. #575923
  7. #46471c
  8. #343515
  9. #23230e
  10. #111207
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb145 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb145
  2. #b6b958
  3. #bec16a
  4. #c6c87d
  5. #ced08f
  6. #d7d8a2
  7. #dfe0b5
  8. #e7e8c7
  9. #efefda
  10. #f7f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb145 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb145
  2. #a9ac4b
  3. #a5a751
  4. #a0a257
  5. #9c9d5d
  6. #979963
  7. #929468
  8. #8e8f6e
  9. #898a74
  10. #85857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfad4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a79a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ad3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8af49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5ab81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb145 {
  color: #aeb145;
}
Background
.bg-aeb145 {
  background-color: #aeb145;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb145 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb145;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb145;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 177 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb145 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb145, #78b145);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb145 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 177 69 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.60 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.80 #514eba Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Brass
#aeb145  rgb(174, 177, 69)  hsl(62, 44%, 48%)  Brass
#4845b1  rgb(72, 69, 177)  hsl(242, 44%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#45aeb1  rgb(69, 174, 177)  hsl(182, 44%, 48%)  Verdigris
#b145ae  rgb(177, 69, 174)  hsl(302, 44%, 48%)  Purpureus