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#AFA331

#afa331 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#afa331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 72% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 54.29°, with 56.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.3553

Complementary

  1. #afa331
  2. #313daf

Split complementary

  1. #afa331
  2. #317caf
  3. #6431af

Analogous

  1. #af6431
  2. #afa331
  3. #7caf31

Triadic

  1. #afa331
  2. #31afa3
  3. #a331af

Tetradic

  1. #afa331
  2. #3daf31
  3. #313daf
  4. #a331af

Square

  1. #afa331
  2. #31af64
  3. #313daf
  4. #af317c

Monochromatic

  1. #373410
  2. #736b20
  3. #afa331
  4. #d1c65b
  5. #e2db97

Shades

#afa331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa331
  2. #9e932c
  3. #8c8227
  4. #7b7222
  5. #69621d
  6. #585219
  7. #464114
  8. #35310f
  9. #23210a
  10. #121005
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa331
  2. #b7ac46
  3. #bfb55a
  4. #c7bf6f
  5. #cfc883
  6. #d7d198
  7. #dfdaad
  8. #e7e3c1
  9. #efedd6
  10. #f7f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa331
  2. #aaa039
  3. #a69c41
  4. #a19949
  5. #9c9551
  6. #989259
  7. #938e60
  8. #8e8b68
  9. #898770
  10. #858478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc988d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa331 {
  color: #afa331;
}
Background
.bg-afa331 {
  background-color: #afa331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa331 {
  border: 2px solid #afa331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa331, #7caf31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.49 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.84 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.85 #505cce Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#afa331  rgb(175, 163, 49)  hsl(54, 56%, 44%)  Brass
#313daf  rgb(49, 61, 175)  hsl(234, 56%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#31afa3  rgb(49, 175, 163)  hsl(174, 56%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#a331af  rgb(163, 49, 175)  hsl(294, 56%, 44%)  Purpureus