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#ABA000

#aba000 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba000 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 62.75% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 100% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.14°, with 100% saturation and 33.53% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.338

Complementary

  1. #aba000
  2. #000bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba000
  2. #0061ab
  3. #4b00ab

Analogous

  1. #ab4b00
  2. #aba000
  3. #61ab00

Triadic

  1. #aba000
  2. #00aba0
  3. #a000ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba000
  2. #0bab00
  3. #000bab
  4. #a000ab

Square

  1. #aba000
  2. #00ab4b
  3. #000bab
  4. #ab0061

Monochromatic

  1. #141300
  2. #5f5800
  3. #aba000
  4. #f8e800
  5. #fff345

Shades

#aba000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba000
  2. #9a9000
  3. #898000
  4. #787000
  5. #676000
  6. #565000
  7. #444000
  8. #333000
  9. #222000
  10. #111000
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba000
  2. #b3aa1a
  3. #bcb333
  4. #c4bd4d
  5. #cdc666
  6. #d5d080
  7. #ddd999
  8. #e6e3b3
  9. #eeeccc
  10. #f7f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba000
  2. #a79d0d
  3. #a29a1a
  4. #9e9626
  5. #9a9333
  6. #969040
  7. #918d4d
  8. #8d8a5a
  9. #898666
  10. #848373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a012 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3996b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba000 {
  color: #aba000;
}
Background
.bg-aba000 {
  background-color: #aba000;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba000 {
  border: 2px solid #aba000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba000, #61ab00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 0 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.17 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.28 #545fff Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aba000  rgb(171, 160, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 34%)  Brass
#000bab  rgb(0, 11, 171)  hsl(236, 100%, 34%)  Zaffre
#00aba0  rgb(0, 171, 160)  hsl(176, 100%, 34%)  Light Sea Green
#a000ab  rgb(160, 0, 171)  hsl(296, 100%, 34%)  Dark Magenta