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#AEB331

#aeb331 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeb331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.63% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 62.31°, with 57.02% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4146

Complementary

  1. #aeb331
  2. #3631b3

Split complementary

  1. #aeb331
  2. #316db3
  3. #7731b3

Analogous

  1. #b37731
  2. #aeb331
  3. #6db331

Triadic

  1. #aeb331
  2. #31aeb3
  3. #b331ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb331
  2. #31b336
  3. #3631b3
  4. #b331ae

Square

  1. #aeb331
  2. #31b377
  3. #3631b3
  4. #b3316d

Monochromatic

  1. #393b10
  2. #747721
  3. #aeb331
  4. #ced35e
  5. #e0e39a

Shades

#aeb331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb331
  2. #9da12c
  3. #8b8f27
  4. #7a7d22
  5. #686b1d
  6. #575a19
  7. #464814
  8. #34360f
  9. #23240a
  10. #111205
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb331
  2. #b6bb46
  3. #bec25a
  4. #c6ca6f
  5. #ced183
  6. #d7d998
  7. #dfe1ad
  8. #e7e8c1
  9. #eff0d6
  10. #f7f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb331
  2. #a9ae39
  3. #a5a941
  4. #a0a449
  5. #9c9f51
  6. #979a59
  7. #929460
  8. #8e8f68
  9. #898a70
  10. #858578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adaf8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baae24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5ac7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb331 {
  color: #aeb331;
}
Background
.bg-aeb331 {
  background-color: #aeb331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb331 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb331, #6db331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.53 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.44 #514cce Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Brass
#aeb331  rgb(174, 179, 49)  hsl(62, 57%, 45%)  Brass
#3631b3  rgb(54, 49, 179)  hsl(242, 57%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#31aeb3  rgb(49, 174, 179)  hsl(182, 57%, 45%)  Verdigris
#b331ae  rgb(179, 49, 174)  hsl(302, 57%, 45%)  Purpureus