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#AFA034

#afa034 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#afa034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 62.75% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.57% magenta, 70.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 52.68°, with 54.19% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.345

Complementary

  1. #afa034
  2. #3443af

Split complementary

  1. #afa034
  2. #3481af
  3. #6234af

Analogous

  1. #af6234
  2. #afa034
  3. #81af34

Triadic

  1. #afa034
  2. #34afa0
  3. #a034af

Tetradic

  1. #afa034
  2. #43af34
  3. #3443af
  4. #a034af

Square

  1. #afa034
  2. #34af62
  3. #3443af
  4. #af3481

Monochromatic

  1. #393411
  2. #746a22
  3. #afa034
  4. #d0c260
  5. #e1d99b

Shades

#afa034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa034
  2. #9e902f
  3. #8c802a
  4. #7b7024
  5. #69601f
  6. #58501a
  7. #464015
  8. #353010
  9. #23200a
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa034
  2. #b7aa48
  3. #bfb35d
  4. #c7bd71
  5. #cfc685
  6. #d7d09a
  7. #dfd9ae
  8. #e7e3c2
  9. #efecd6
  10. #f7f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa034
  2. #aa9d3c
  3. #a69a43
  4. #a1964b
  5. #9c9352
  6. #98905a
  7. #938d62
  8. #8e8a69
  9. #898671
  10. #858378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc958a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9d2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a138 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa034 {
  color: #afa034;
}
Background
.bg-afa034 {
  background-color: #afa034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa034 {
  border: 2px solid #afa034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 54% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa034, #81af34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.53 #505fcb Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#afa034  rgb(175, 160, 52)  hsl(53, 54%, 45%)  Brass
#3443af  rgb(52, 67, 175)  hsl(233, 54%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#34afa0  rgb(52, 175, 160)  hsl(173, 54%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#a034af  rgb(160, 52, 175)  hsl(293, 54%, 45%)  Purpureus