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#ABA321

#aba321 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.92% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.68% magenta, 80.7% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 67.65% saturation and 40% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.3496

Complementary

  1. #aba321
  2. #2129ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba321
  2. #216eab
  3. #5e21ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5e21
  2. #aba321
  3. #6eab21

Triadic

  1. #aba321
  2. #21aba3
  3. #a321ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba321
  2. #29ab21
  3. #2129ab
  4. #a321ab

Square

  1. #aba321
  2. #21ab5e
  3. #2129ab
  4. #ab216e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2908
  2. #6b6615
  3. #aba321
  4. #dad13f
  5. #e6e07f

Shades

#aba321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba321
  2. #9a931e
  3. #89821a
  4. #787217
  5. #676214
  6. #565211
  7. #44410d
  8. #33310a
  9. #222107
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba321
  2. #b3ac37
  3. #bcb54d
  4. #c4bf64
  5. #cdc87a
  6. #d5d190
  7. #dddaa6
  8. #e6e3bc
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba321
  2. #a7a02b
  3. #a29c34
  4. #9e993e
  5. #9a9547
  6. #969251
  7. #918e5a
  8. #8d8b64
  9. #89876d
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8978b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9f0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a228 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba321 {
  color: #aba321;
}
Background
.bg-aba321 {
  background-color: #aba321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba321 {
  border: 2px solid #aba321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 163 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba321, #6eab21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 163 33 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.55 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.05 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.59 #545cde Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba321  rgb(171, 163, 33)  hsl(57, 68%, 40%)  Brass
#2129ab  rgb(33, 41, 171)  hsl(237, 68%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#21aba3  rgb(33, 171, 163)  hsl(177, 68%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a321ab  rgb(163, 33, 171)  hsl(297, 68%, 40%)  Dark Orchid