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#ABA393

#aba393 ≈ Dark Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aba393 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.92% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.68% magenta, 14.04% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 12.5% saturation and 62.35% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.88.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3696

Complementary

  1. #aba393
  2. #939bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba393
  2. #93a7ab
  3. #9793ab

Analogous

  1. #ab9793
  2. #aba393
  3. #a7ab93

Triadic

  1. #aba393
  2. #93aba3
  3. #a393ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba393
  2. #9bab93
  3. #939bab
  4. #a393ab

Square

  1. #aba393
  2. #93ab97
  3. #939bab
  4. #ab93a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5648
  2. #887e6a
  3. #aba393
  4. #ccc8be
  5. #eeece9

Shades

#aba393 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba393
  2. #9a9384
  3. #898276
  4. #787267
  5. #676258
  6. #56524a
  7. #44413b
  8. #33312c
  9. #22211d
  10. #11100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba393 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba393
  2. #b3ac9e
  3. #bcb5a9
  4. #c4bfb3
  5. #cdc8be
  6. #d5d1c9
  7. #dddad4
  8. #e6e3df
  9. #eeede9
  10. #f7f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba393 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba393
  2. #a7a091
  3. #a29c8f
  4. #9e998d
  5. #9a958b
  6. #96928a
  7. #918e88
  8. #8d8b86
  9. #898784
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a292 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa09e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a392 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa493 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea19a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba393 {
  color: #aba393;
}
Background
.bg-aba393 {
  background-color: #aba393;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba393 {
  border: 2px solid #aba393;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba393;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 163 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 13% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba393 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba393, #a7ab93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba393 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 163 147 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.30 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.31 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.36 #545c6c Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aba393  rgb(171, 163, 147)  hsl(40, 13%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#939bab  rgb(147, 155, 171)  hsl(220, 13%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#93aba3  rgb(147, 171, 163)  hsl(160, 13%, 62%)  Opal
#a393ab  rgb(163, 147, 171)  hsl(280, 13%, 62%)  Rose Quartz