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#ABA01D

#aba01d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba01d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 83.04% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 71% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.3389

Complementary

  1. #aba01d
  2. #1d28ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba01d
  2. #1d6fab
  3. #591dab

Analogous

  1. #ab591d
  2. #aba01d
  3. #6fab1d

Triadic

  1. #aba01d
  2. #1daba0
  3. #a01dab

Tetradic

  1. #aba01d
  2. #28ab1d
  3. #1d28ab
  4. #a01dab

Square

  1. #aba01d
  2. #1dab59
  3. #1d28ab
  4. #ab1d6f

Monochromatic

  1. #282607
  2. #6a6312
  3. #aba01d
  4. #ddd037
  5. #e8e079

Shades

#aba01d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba01d
  2. #9a901a
  3. #898017
  4. #787014
  5. #676011
  6. #56500f
  7. #44400c
  8. #333009
  9. #222006
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba01d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba01d
  2. #b3aa34
  3. #bcb34a
  4. #c4bd61
  5. #cdc677
  6. #d5d08e
  7. #ddd9a5
  8. #e6e3bb
  9. #eeecd2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba01d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba01d
  2. #a79d27
  3. #a29a31
  4. #9e963b
  5. #9a9345
  6. #96904f
  7. #918d58
  8. #8d8a62
  9. #89866c
  10. #848376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a029 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9d05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3996d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba01d {
  color: #aba01d;
}
Background
.bg-aba01d {
  background-color: #aba01d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba01d {
  border: 2px solid #aba01d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba01d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba01d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba01d, #6fab1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba01d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 29 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.86 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.08 #545fe2 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aba01d  rgb(171, 160, 29)  hsl(55, 71%, 39%)  Brass
#1d28ab  rgb(29, 40, 171)  hsl(235, 71%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#1daba0  rgb(29, 171, 160)  hsl(175, 71%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a01dab  rgb(160, 29, 171)  hsl(295, 71%, 39%)  Dark Orchid