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#ABA026

#aba026 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.04°, with 63.64% saturation and 40.98% 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 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.3394

Complementary

  1. #aba026
  2. #2631ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba026
  2. #2673ab
  3. #5e26ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5e26
  2. #aba026
  3. #73ab26

Triadic

  1. #aba026
  2. #26aba0
  3. #a026ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba026
  2. #31ab26
  3. #2631ab
  4. #a026ab

Square

  1. #aba026
  2. #26ab5e
  3. #2631ab
  4. #ab2673

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2b0a
  2. #6c6518
  3. #aba026
  4. #d6ca47
  5. #e4dc86

Shades

#aba026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba026
  2. #9a9022
  3. #89801e
  4. #78701b
  5. #676017
  6. #565013
  7. #44400f
  8. #33300b
  9. #222008
  10. #111004
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba026
  2. #b3aa3c
  3. #bcb351
  4. #c4bd67
  5. #cdc67d
  6. #d5d093
  7. #ddd9a8
  8. #e6e3be
  9. #eeecd4
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba026
  2. #a79d2f
  3. #a29a38
  4. #9e9641
  5. #9a934a
  6. #969053
  7. #918d5c
  8. #8d8a65
  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 #af9a06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9d18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a02c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3996f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba026 {
  color: #aba026;
}
Background
.bg-aba026 {
  background-color: #aba026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba026 {
  border: 2px solid #aba026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba026, #73ab26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 38 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.35 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.02 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.10 #545fd9 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Brass
#aba026  rgb(171, 160, 38)  hsl(55, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#2631ab  rgb(38, 49, 171)  hsl(235, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#26aba0  rgb(38, 171, 160)  hsl(175, 64%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a026ab  rgb(160, 38, 171)  hsl(295, 64%, 41%)  Dark Orchid