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#ABA416

#aba416 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba416 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.31% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 87.13% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.18°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.3527

Complementary

  1. #aba416
  2. #161dab

Split complementary

  1. #aba416
  2. #1667ab
  3. #5916ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5916
  2. #aba416
  3. #67ab16

Triadic

  1. #aba416
  2. #16aba4
  3. #a416ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba416
  2. #1dab16
  3. #161dab
  4. #a416ab

Square

  1. #aba416
  2. #16ab59
  3. #161dab
  4. #ab1667

Monochromatic

  1. #232205
  2. #67630d
  3. #aba416
  4. #e4db2a
  5. #ece66e

Shades

#aba416 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba416
  2. #9a9414
  3. #898312
  4. #78730f
  5. #67620d
  6. #56520b
  7. #444209
  8. #333107
  9. #222104
  10. #111002
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba416 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba416
  2. #b3ad2d
  3. #bcb645
  4. #c4bf5c
  5. #cdc873
  6. #d5d28b
  7. #dddba2
  8. #e6e4b9
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba416 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba416
  2. #a7a021
  3. #a29d2b
  4. #9e9936
  5. #9a9640
  6. #96924b
  7. #918e56
  8. #8d8b60
  9. #89876b
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39d6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba416 {
  color: #aba416;
}
Background
.bg-aba416 {
  background-color: #aba416;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba416 {
  border: 2px solid #aba416;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba416;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 164 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba416 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba416, #67ab16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba416 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 164 22 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.85 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.75 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.86 #545be9 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba416  rgb(171, 164, 22)  hsl(57, 77%, 38%)  Brass
#161dab  rgb(22, 29, 171)  hsl(237, 77%, 38%)  Zaffre
#16aba4  rgb(22, 171, 164)  hsl(177, 77%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#a416ab  rgb(164, 22, 171)  hsl(297, 77%, 38%)  Dark Orchid