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#AAA44B

#aaa44b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa44b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.31% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 55.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.21°, with 38.78% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.356

Complementary

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #4b51aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #4b81aa
  3. #754baa

Analogous

  1. #aa754b
  2. #aaa44b
  3. #81aa4b

Triadic

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #4baaa4
  3. #a44baa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #51aa4b
  3. #4b51aa
  4. #a44baa

Square

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #4baa75
  3. #4b51aa
  4. #aa4b81

Monochromatic

  1. #403e1c
  2. #757134
  3. #aaa44b
  4. #c5c17c
  5. #dddab1

Shades

#aaa44b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #999444
  3. #88833c
  4. #777335
  5. #66622d
  6. #555226
  7. #44421e
  8. #333117
  9. #22210f
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa44b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #b3ad5d
  3. #bbb66f
  4. #c4bf81
  5. #ccc893
  6. #d5d2a5
  7. #dddbb7
  8. #e6e4c9
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa44b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa44b
  2. #a6a050
  3. #a29d56
  4. #9d995b
  5. #999660
  6. #959266
  7. #918e6b
  8. #8d8b70
  9. #888775
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19f42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a350 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea146 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a34e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19e7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa44b {
  color: #aaa44b;
}
Background
.bg-aaa44b {
  background-color: #aaa44b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa44b {
  border: 2px solid #aaa44b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa44b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa44b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa44b, #81aa4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa44b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 75 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.02 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.67 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.56 #555bb4 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa44b  rgb(170, 164, 75)  hsl(56, 39%, 48%)  Brass
#4b51aa  rgb(75, 81, 170)  hsl(236, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4baaa4  rgb(75, 170, 164)  hsl(176, 39%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a44baa  rgb(164, 75, 170)  hsl(296, 39%, 48%)  Purpureus