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#AAA34C

#aaa34c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa34c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.53°, with 38.21% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.3526

Complementary

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #4c53aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #4c82aa
  3. #744caa

Analogous

  1. #aa744c
  2. #aaa34c
  3. #82aa4c

Triadic

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #4caaa3
  3. #a34caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #53aa4c
  3. #4c53aa
  4. #a34caa

Square

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #4caa74
  3. #4c53aa
  4. #aa4c82

Monochromatic

  1. #403e1d
  2. #757034
  3. #aaa34c
  4. #c5c07d
  5. #dddab2

Shades

#aaa34c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #999344
  3. #88823d
  4. #777235
  5. #66622e
  6. #555226
  7. #44411e
  8. #333117
  9. #22210f
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa34c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #b3ac5e
  3. #bbb570
  4. #c4bf82
  5. #ccc894
  6. #d5d1a6
  7. #dddab7
  8. #e6e3c9
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa34c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa34c
  2. #a6a051
  3. #a29c56
  4. #9d995c
  5. #999561
  6. #959266
  7. #918e6b
  8. #8d8b70
  9. #888776
  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 #a4a187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09e43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada047 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa34f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa34c {
  color: #aaa34c;
}
Background
.bg-aaa34c {
  background-color: #aaa34c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa34c {
  border: 2px solid #aaa34c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa34c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa34c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa34c, #82aa4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa34c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 76 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.12 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.37 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.48 #555cb3 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa34c  rgb(170, 163, 76)  hsl(56, 38%, 48%)  Brass
#4c53aa  rgb(76, 83, 170)  hsl(236, 38%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4caaa3  rgb(76, 170, 163)  hsl(176, 38%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a34caa  rgb(163, 76, 170)  hsl(296, 38%, 48%)  Purpureus