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#AFA450

#afa450 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#afa450 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 64.31% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.29% magenta, 54.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 53.05°, with 37.25% saturation and 50% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.3624

Complementary

  1. #afa450
  2. #505baf

Split complementary

  1. #afa450
  2. #508baf
  3. #7450af

Analogous

  1. #af7450
  2. #afa450
  3. #8baf50

Triadic

  1. #afa450
  2. #50afa4
  3. #a450af

Tetradic

  1. #afa450
  2. #5baf50
  3. #505baf
  4. #a450af

Square

  1. #afa450
  2. #50af74
  3. #505baf
  4. #af508b

Monochromatic

  1. #464220
  2. #7a7338
  3. #afa450
  4. #c7bf85
  5. #dfdbb9

Shades

#afa450 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa450
  2. #9e9448
  3. #8c8340
  4. #7b7338
  5. #696230
  6. #585228
  7. #464220
  8. #353118
  9. #232110
  10. #121008
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa450 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa450
  2. #b7ad62
  3. #bfb673
  4. #c7bf85
  5. #cfc896
  6. #d7d2a8
  7. #dfdbb9
  8. #e7e4cb
  9. #efeddc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa450 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa450
  2. #aaa055
  3. #a69d5a
  4. #a1995e
  5. #9c9663
  6. #989268
  7. #938e6d
  8. #8e8b72
  9. #898776
  10. #85847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a454 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a452 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b69e7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa450 {
  color: #afa450;
}
Background
.bg-afa450 {
  background-color: #afa450;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa450 {
  border: 2px solid #afa450;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa450;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 164 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa450 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa450, #8baf50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa450 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 164 80 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 2.70 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.52 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.94 #505baf Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#afa450  rgb(175, 164, 80)  hsl(53, 37%, 50%)  Brass
#505baf  rgb(80, 91, 175)  hsl(233, 37%, 50%)  Iris
#50afa4  rgb(80, 175, 164)  hsl(173, 37%, 50%)  Verdigris
#a450af  rgb(164, 80, 175)  hsl(293, 37%, 50%)  Purpureus