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#AAA34A

#aaa34a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa34a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.92% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.62°, with 39.34% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.3523

Complementary

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #4a51aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #4a81aa
  3. #734aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa734a
  2. #aaa34a
  3. #81aa4a

Triadic

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #4aaaa3
  3. #a34aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #51aa4a
  3. #4a51aa
  4. #a34aaa

Square

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #4aaa73
  3. #4a51aa
  4. #aa4a81

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3d1c
  2. #757033
  3. #aaa34a
  4. #c6c07b
  5. #ddd9b0

Shades

#aaa34a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #999343
  3. #88823b
  4. #777234
  5. #66622c
  6. #555225
  7. #44411e
  8. #333116
  9. #22210f
  10. #111007
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa34a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #b3ac5c
  3. #bbb56e
  4. #c4bf80
  5. #ccc892
  6. #d5d1a5
  7. #dddab7
  8. #e6e3c9
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa34a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa34a
  2. #a6a04f
  3. #a29c55
  4. #9d995a
  5. #999560
  6. #959265
  7. #918e6a
  8. #8d8b70
  9. #888775
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09e41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a24f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada045 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa34d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa34a {
  color: #aaa34a;
}
Background
.bg-aaa34a {
  background-color: #aaa34a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa34a {
  border: 2px solid #aaa34a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa34a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa34a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa34a, #81aa4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa34a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 74 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.98 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.53 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.71 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.47 #555cb5 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa34a  rgb(170, 163, 74)  hsl(56, 39%, 48%)  Brass
#4a51aa  rgb(74, 81, 170)  hsl(236, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4aaaa3  rgb(74, 170, 163)  hsl(176, 39%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a34aaa  rgb(163, 74, 170)  hsl(296, 39%, 48%)  Purpureus