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#AAA44D

#aaa44d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa44d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 54.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.13°, with 37.65% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.3563

Complementary

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #4d53aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #4d81aa
  3. #754daa

Analogous

  1. #aa754d
  2. #aaa44d
  3. #81aa4d

Triadic

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #4daaa4
  3. #a44daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #53aa4d
  3. #4d53aa
  4. #a44daa

Square

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #4daa75
  3. #4d53aa
  4. #aa4d81

Monochromatic

  1. #413e1d
  2. #757135
  3. #aaa44d
  4. #c5c07f
  5. #dddab3

Shades

#aaa44d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #999445
  3. #88833e
  4. #777336
  5. #66622e
  6. #555227
  7. #44421f
  8. #333117
  9. #22210f
  10. #111008
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa44d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #b3ad5f
  3. #bbb671
  4. #c4bf82
  5. #ccc894
  6. #d5d2a6
  7. #dddbb8
  8. #e6e4ca
  9. #eeeddb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa44d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa44d
  2. #a6a052
  3. #a29d57
  4. #9d995c
  5. #999661
  6. #959267
  7. #918e6c
  8. #8d8b71
  9. #888776
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09f44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a351 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa350 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa44d {
  color: #aaa44d;
}
Background
.bg-aaa44d {
  background-color: #aaa44d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa44d {
  border: 2px solid #aaa44d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa44d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 164 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa44d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa44d, #81aa4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa44d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 164 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.31 #555bb2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa44d  rgb(170, 164, 77)  hsl(56, 38%, 48%)  Brass
#4d53aa  rgb(77, 83, 170)  hsl(236, 38%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4daaa4  rgb(77, 170, 164)  hsl(176, 38%, 48%)  Verdigris
#a44daa  rgb(164, 77, 170)  hsl(296, 38%, 48%)  Purpureus