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#ABA324

#aba324 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba324 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.68% magenta, 78.95% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.44°, 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #aba324
  2. #242cab

Split complementary

  1. #aba324
  2. #2470ab
  3. #5f24ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5f24
  2. #aba324
  3. #70ab24

Triadic

  1. #aba324
  2. #24aba3
  3. #a324ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba324
  2. #2cab24
  3. #242cab
  4. #a324ab

Square

  1. #aba324
  2. #24ab5f
  3. #242cab
  4. #ab2470

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2b09
  2. #6c6717
  3. #aba324
  4. #d8cf44
  5. #e5df83

Shades

#aba324 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba324
  2. #9a9320
  3. #89821d
  4. #787219
  5. #676216
  6. #565212
  7. #44410e
  8. #33310b
  9. #222107
  10. #111004
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba324 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba324
  2. #b3ac3a
  3. #bcb550
  4. #c4bf66
  5. #cdc87c
  6. #d5d192
  7. #dddaa7
  8. #e6e3bd
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba324 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba324
  2. #a7a02d
  3. #a29c36
  4. #9e9940
  5. #9a9549
  6. #969252
  7. #918e5b
  8. #8d8b64
  9. #89876e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 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 #b5a22f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8978c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9f13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba324 {
  color: #aba324;
}
Background
.bg-aba324 {
  background-color: #aba324;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba324 {
  border: 2px solid #aba324;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba324;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 163 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba324 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba324, #70ab24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba324 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 163 36 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.06 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.57 #545cdb Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba324  rgb(171, 163, 36)  hsl(56, 65%, 41%)  Brass
#242cab  rgb(36, 44, 171)  hsl(236, 65%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#24aba3  rgb(36, 171, 163)  hsl(176, 65%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a324ab  rgb(163, 36, 171)  hsl(296, 65%, 41%)  Dark Orchid