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#AAA757

#aaa757 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa757 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.49% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 48.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.83°, with 32.81% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3687

Complementary

  1. #aaa757
  2. #575aaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa757
  2. #5783aa
  3. #7d57aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7d57
  2. #aaa757
  3. #83aa57

Triadic

  1. #aaa757
  2. #57aaa7
  3. #a757aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa757
  2. #5aaa57
  3. #575aaa
  4. #a757aa

Square

  1. #aaa757
  2. #57aa7d
  3. #575aaa
  4. #aa5783

Monochromatic

  1. #454423
  2. #78763d
  3. #aaa757
  4. #c4c28a
  5. #dddcbd

Shades

#aaa757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa757
  2. #99964e
  3. #888646
  4. #77753d
  5. #666434
  6. #55542c
  7. #444323
  8. #33321a
  9. #222111
  10. #111109
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa757
  2. #b3b068
  3. #bbb979
  4. #c4c189
  5. #ccca9a
  6. #d5d3ab
  7. #dddcbc
  8. #e6e5cd
  9. #eeeddd
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa757
  2. #a6a35b
  3. #a29f5f
  4. #9d9b63
  5. #999767
  6. #95946c
  7. #919070
  8. #8d8c74
  9. #888878
  10. #84847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a58b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a250 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a55b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa757 {
  color: #aaa757;
}
Background
.bg-aaa757 {
  background-color: #aaa757;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa757 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa757, #83aa57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 87 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.40 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.59 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.92 #5558a8 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Brass
#aaa757  rgb(170, 167, 87)  hsl(58, 33%, 50%)  Brass
#575aaa  rgb(87, 90, 170)  hsl(238, 33%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#57aaa7  rgb(87, 170, 167)  hsl(178, 33%, 50%)  Verdigris
#a757aa  rgb(167, 87, 170)  hsl(298, 33%, 50%)  Purpureus