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#ABA115

#aba115 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba115 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.14% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 87.72% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 78.12% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.342

Complementary

  1. #aba115
  2. #151fab

Split complementary

  1. #aba115
  2. #156aab
  3. #5615ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5615
  2. #aba115
  3. #6aab15

Triadic

  1. #aba115
  2. #15aba1
  3. #a115ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba115
  2. #1fab15
  3. #151fab
  4. #a115ab

Square

  1. #aba115
  2. #15ab56
  3. #151fab
  4. #ab156a

Monochromatic

  1. #232104
  2. #67610d
  3. #aba115
  4. #e5d828
  5. #ede46c

Shades

#aba115 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba115
  2. #9a9113
  3. #898111
  4. #78710f
  5. #67610d
  6. #56510b
  7. #444008
  8. #333006
  9. #222004
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba115 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba115
  2. #b3aa2c
  3. #bcb444
  4. #c4bd5b
  5. #cdc773
  6. #d5d08a
  7. #ddd9a1
  8. #e6e3b9
  9. #eeecd0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba115 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba115
  2. #a79e20
  3. #a29a2a
  4. #9e9735
  5. #9a9440
  6. #96914b
  7. #918d55
  8. #8d8a60
  9. #89876b
  10. #848375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba115 {
  color: #aba115;
}
Background
.bg-aba115 {
  background-color: #aba115;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba115 {
  border: 2px solid #aba115;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba115;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 161 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba115 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba115, #6aab15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba115 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 161 21 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.75 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.31 #545eea Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Brass
#aba115  rgb(171, 161, 21)  hsl(56, 78%, 38%)  Brass
#151fab  rgb(21, 31, 171)  hsl(236, 78%, 38%)  Zaffre
#15aba1  rgb(21, 171, 161)  hsl(176, 78%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a115ab  rgb(161, 21, 171)  hsl(296, 78%, 38%)  Dark Magenta