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#AAB014

#aab014 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aab014 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 69.02% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.64% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 62.31°, with 79.59% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.3965

Complementary

  1. #aab014
  2. #1a14b0

Split complementary

  1. #aab014
  2. #145cb0
  3. #6814b0

Analogous

  1. #b06814
  2. #aab014
  3. #5cb014

Triadic

  1. #aab014
  2. #14aab0
  3. #b014aa

Tetradic

  1. #aab014
  2. #14b01a
  3. #1a14b0
  4. #b014aa

Square

  1. #aab014
  2. #14b068
  3. #1a14b0
  4. #b0145c

Monochromatic

  1. #252704
  2. #686b0c
  3. #aab014
  4. #dfe72a
  5. #eaef6e

Shades

#aab014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab014
  2. #999e12
  3. #888d10
  4. #777b0e
  5. #666a0c
  6. #55580a
  7. #444608
  8. #333506
  9. #222304
  10. #111202
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab014
  2. #b3b82c
  3. #bbc043
  4. #c4c85b
  5. #ccd072
  6. #d5d88a
  7. #dddfa1
  8. #e6e7b9
  9. #eeefd0
  10. #f7f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab014
  2. #a6ab1f
  3. #a2a62a
  4. #9da234
  5. #999d3f
  6. #95984a
  7. #919355
  8. #8d8e60
  9. #888a6a
  10. #848575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ac87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6a496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7ad21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab014 {
  color: #aab014;
}
Background
.bg-aab014 {
  background-color: #aab014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab014 {
  border: 2px solid #aab014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 176 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 80% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab014, #5cb014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 176 20 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.06 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.70 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.59 #554feb Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#aab014  rgb(170, 176, 20)  hsl(62, 80%, 38%)  Brass
#1a14b0  rgb(26, 20, 176)  hsl(242, 80%, 38%)  Zaffre
#14aab0  rgb(20, 170, 176)  hsl(182, 80%, 38%)  Verdigris
#b014aa  rgb(176, 20, 170)  hsl(302, 80%, 38%)  Dark Orchid