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#AB9223

#ab9223 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab9223 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 57.25% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.62% magenta, 79.53% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 66.02% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.2934

Complementary

  1. #ab9223
  2. #233cab

Split complementary

  1. #ab9223
  2. #2380ab
  3. #4e23ab

Analogous

  1. #ab4e23
  2. #ab9223
  3. #80ab23

Triadic

  1. #ab9223
  2. #23ab92
  3. #9223ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9223
  2. #3cab23
  3. #233cab
  4. #9223ab

Square

  1. #ab9223
  2. #23ab4e
  3. #233cab
  4. #ab2380

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2609
  2. #6b5c16
  3. #ab9223
  4. #d8bd42
  5. #e5d382

Shades

#ab9223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9223
  2. #9a8320
  3. #89751c
  4. #786619
  5. #675815
  6. #564912
  7. #443a0e
  8. #332c0b
  9. #221d07
  10. #110f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9223
  2. #b39d39
  3. #bca84f
  4. #c4b365
  5. #cdbe7b
  6. #d5c991
  7. #ddd3a7
  8. #e6debd
  9. #eee9d3
  10. #f7f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9223
  2. #a7902c
  3. #a28e36
  4. #9e8d3f
  5. #9a8b48
  6. #968952
  7. #91875b
  8. #8d8564
  9. #89846d
  10. #848277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8972b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9867d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69016 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b48b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9223 {
  color: #ab9223;
}
Background
.bg-ab9223 {
  background-color: #ab9223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9223 {
  border: 2px solid #ab9223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 146 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 66% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9223, #80ab23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 146 35 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.54 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.39 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 10.59 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.94 #546ddc Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Brass
#ab9223  rgb(171, 146, 35)  hsl(49, 66%, 40%)  Brass
#233cab  rgb(35, 60, 171)  hsl(229, 66%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#23ab92  rgb(35, 171, 146)  hsl(169, 66%, 40%)  Persian Green
#9223ab  rgb(146, 35, 171)  hsl(289, 66%, 40%)  Dark Orchid