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#ABA20F

#aba20f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba20f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.53% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.26% magenta, 91.23% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.54°, with 83.87% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.3453

Complementary

  1. #aba20f
  2. #0f18ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba20f
  2. #0f66ab
  3. #540fab

Analogous

  1. #ab540f
  2. #aba20f
  3. #66ab0f

Triadic

  1. #aba20f
  2. #0faba2
  3. #a20fab

Tetradic

  1. #aba20f
  2. #18ab0f
  3. #0f18ab
  4. #a20fab

Square

  1. #aba20f
  2. #0fab54
  3. #0f18ab
  4. #ab0f66

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1d03
  2. #655f09
  3. #aba20f
  4. #ebdf1b
  5. #f1e962

Shades

#aba20f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba20f
  2. #9a920e
  3. #89820c
  4. #78710b
  5. #676109
  6. #565108
  7. #444106
  8. #333105
  9. #222003
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba20f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba20f
  2. #b3ab27
  3. #bcb53f
  4. #c4be57
  5. #cdc76f
  6. #d5d187
  7. #ddda9f
  8. #e6e3b7
  9. #eeeccf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba20f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba20f
  2. #a79f1a
  3. #a29b26
  4. #9e9831
  5. #9a943c
  6. #969148
  7. #918e53
  8. #8d8a5e
  9. #898769
  10. #848375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a07e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a21b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39b6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba20f {
  color: #aba20f;
}
Background
.bg-aba20f {
  background-color: #aba20f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba20f {
  border: 2px solid #aba20f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba20f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 162 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba20f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba20f, #66ab0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba20f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 162 15 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.18 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.44 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.53 #545df0 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aba20f  rgb(171, 162, 15)  hsl(57, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0f18ab  rgb(15, 24, 171)  hsl(237, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0faba2  rgb(15, 171, 162)  hsl(177, 84%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a20fab  rgb(162, 15, 171)  hsl(297, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta