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#ABA00A

#aba00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.9°, with 88.95% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.3382

Complementary

  1. #aba00a
  2. #0a15ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba00a
  2. #0a66ab
  3. #4f0aab

Analogous

  1. #ab4f0a
  2. #aba00a
  3. #66ab0a

Triadic

  1. #aba00a
  2. #0aaba0
  3. #a00aab

Tetradic

  1. #aba00a
  2. #15ab0a
  3. #0a15ab
  4. #a00aab

Square

  1. #aba00a
  2. #0aab4f
  3. #0a15ab
  4. #ab0a66

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1902
  2. #635c06
  3. #aba00a
  4. #f1e210
  5. #f5eb59

Shades

#aba00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba00a
  2. #9a9009
  3. #898008
  4. #787007
  5. #676006
  6. #565005
  7. #444004
  8. #333003
  9. #222002
  10. #111001
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba00a
  2. #b3aa23
  3. #bcb33b
  4. #c4bd54
  5. #cdc66c
  6. #d5d085
  7. #ddd99d
  8. #e6e3b6
  9. #eeecce
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba00a
  2. #a79d16
  3. #a29a22
  4. #9e962d
  5. #9a9339
  6. #969045
  7. #918d51
  8. #8d8a5d
  9. #898668
  10. #848374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a018 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba00a {
  color: #aba00a;
}
Background
.bg-aba00a {
  background-color: #aba00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba00a {
  border: 2px solid #aba00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 89% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba00a, #66ab0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.13 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.21 #545ff5 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aba00a  rgb(171, 160, 10)  hsl(56, 89%, 35%)  Brass
#0a15ab  rgb(10, 21, 171)  hsl(236, 89%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0aaba0  rgb(10, 171, 160)  hsl(176, 89%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#a00aab  rgb(160, 10, 171)  hsl(296, 89%, 35%)  Dark Magenta