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#AAA52A

#aaa52a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaa52a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.66°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.3562

Complementary

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #2a2faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #2a6faa
  3. #652aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa652a
  2. #aaa52a
  3. #6faa2a

Triadic

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #2aaaa5
  3. #a52aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #2faa2a
  3. #2a2faa
  4. #a52aaa

Square

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #2aaa65
  3. #2a2faa
  4. #aa2a6f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2e0c
  2. #6d691b
  3. #aaa52a
  4. #d3ce4d
  5. #e2df8b

Shades

#aaa52a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #999526
  3. #888422
  4. #77741d
  5. #666319
  6. #555315
  7. #444211
  8. #33320d
  9. #222108
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa52a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #b3ae3f
  3. #bbb755
  4. #c4c06a
  5. #ccc97f
  6. #d5d295
  7. #dddbaa
  8. #e6e4bf
  9. #eeedd4
  10. #f7f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa52a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa52a
  2. #a6a133
  3. #a29e3b
  4. #9d9a44
  5. #99964c
  6. #959355
  7. #918f5e
  8. #8d8b66
  9. #88876f
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b79a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a11d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a430 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa52a {
  color: #aaa52a;
}
Background
.bg-aaa52a {
  background-color: #aaa52a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa52a {
  border: 2px solid #aaa52a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa52a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa52a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa52a, #6faa2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa52a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 42 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.04 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.17 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.19 #555ad5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa52a  rgb(170, 165, 42)  hsl(58, 60%, 42%)  Brass
#2a2faa  rgb(42, 47, 170)  hsl(238, 60%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#2aaaa5  rgb(42, 170, 165)  hsl(178, 60%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#a52aaa  rgb(165, 42, 170)  hsl(298, 60%, 42%)  Purpureus