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#ABA024

#aba024 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 62.75% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 78.95% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.11°, with 65.22% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.3393

Complementary

  1. #aba024
  2. #242fab

Split complementary

  1. #aba024
  2. #2473ab
  3. #5d24ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5d24
  2. #aba024
  3. #73ab24

Triadic

  1. #aba024
  2. #24aba0
  3. #a024ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba024
  2. #2fab24
  3. #242fab
  4. #a024ab

Square

  1. #aba024
  2. #24ab5d
  3. #242fab
  4. #ab2473

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2a09
  2. #6c6517
  3. #aba024
  4. #d8cc44
  5. #e5dd83

Shades

#aba024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba024
  2. #9a9020
  3. #89801d
  4. #787019
  5. #676016
  6. #565012
  7. #44400e
  8. #33300b
  9. #222007
  10. #111004
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba024
  2. #b3aa3a
  3. #bcb350
  4. #c4bd66
  5. #cdc67c
  6. #d5d092
  7. #ddd9a7
  8. #e6e3bd
  9. #eeecd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba024
  2. #a79d2d
  3. #a29a36
  4. #9e9640
  5. #9a9349
  6. #969052
  7. #918d5b
  8. #8d8a64
  9. #89866e
  10. #848377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9d14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba024 {
  color: #aba024;
}
Background
.bg-aba024 {
  background-color: #aba024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba024 {
  border: 2px solid #aba024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba024, #73ab24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 36 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.47 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.09 #545fdb Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aba024  rgb(171, 160, 36)  hsl(55, 65%, 41%)  Brass
#242fab  rgb(36, 47, 171)  hsl(235, 65%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#24aba0  rgb(36, 171, 160)  hsl(175, 65%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a024ab  rgb(160, 36, 171)  hsl(295, 65%, 41%)  Dark Orchid