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#AAA34E

#aaa34e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa34e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.43°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.3529

Complementary

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #4e55aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #4e83aa
  3. #754eaa

Analogous

  1. #aa754e
  2. #aaa34e
  3. #83aa4e

Triadic

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #4eaaa3
  3. #a34eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #55aa4e
  3. #4e55aa
  4. #a34eaa

Square

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #4eaa75
  3. #4e55aa
  4. #aa4e83

Monochromatic

  1. #413e1e
  2. #767136
  3. #aaa34e
  4. #c5bf80
  5. #dddab4

Shades

#aaa34e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #999346
  3. #88823e
  4. #777237
  5. #66622f
  6. #555227
  7. #44411f
  8. #333117
  9. #222110
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa34e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #b3ac60
  3. #bbb571
  4. #c4bf83
  5. #ccc895
  6. #d5d1a7
  7. #dddab8
  8. #e6e3ca
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa34e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa34e
  2. #a6a053
  3. #a29c58
  4. #9d995d
  5. #999562
  6. #959267
  7. #918e6c
  8. #8d8b71
  9. #888776
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9e46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa351 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa34e {
  color: #aaa34e;
}
Background
.bg-aaa34e {
  background-color: #aaa34e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa34e {
  border: 2px solid #aaa34e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa34e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa34e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa34e, #83aa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa34e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.13 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.20 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.26 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.23 #555cb1 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa34e  rgb(170, 163, 78)  hsl(55, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4e55aa  rgb(78, 85, 170)  hsl(235, 37%, 49%)  Iris
#4eaaa3  rgb(78, 170, 163)  hsl(175, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a34eaa  rgb(163, 78, 170)  hsl(295, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus