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#ABA41F

#aba41f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba41f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 81.87% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 69.31% saturation and 39.61% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.3531

Complementary

  1. #aba41f
  2. #1f26ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba41f
  2. #1f6cab
  3. #5e1fab

Analogous

  1. #ab5e1f
  2. #aba41f
  3. #6cab1f

Triadic

  1. #aba41f
  2. #1faba4
  3. #a41fab

Tetradic

  1. #aba41f
  2. #26ab1f
  3. #1f26ab
  4. #a41fab

Square

  1. #aba41f
  2. #1fab5e
  3. #1f26ab
  4. #ab1f6c

Monochromatic

  1. #292808
  2. #6a6613
  3. #aba41f
  4. #dbd33b
  5. #e7e27c

Shades

#aba41f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba41f
  2. #9a941c
  3. #898319
  4. #787316
  5. #676213
  6. #565210
  7. #44420c
  8. #333109
  9. #222106
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba41f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba41f
  2. #b3ad35
  3. #bcb64c
  4. #c4bf62
  5. #cdc879
  6. #d5d28f
  7. #dddba5
  8. #e6e4bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba41f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba41f
  2. #a7a029
  3. #a29d32
  4. #9e993c
  5. #9a9646
  6. #969250
  7. #918e59
  8. #8d8b63
  9. #89876d
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba41f {
  color: #aba41f;
}
Background
.bg-aba41f {
  background-color: #aba41f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba41f {
  border: 2px solid #aba41f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba41f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 164 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba41f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba41f, #6cab1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba41f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 164 31 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.45 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.72 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.80 #545be0 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba41f  rgb(171, 164, 31)  hsl(57, 69%, 40%)  Brass
#1f26ab  rgb(31, 38, 171)  hsl(237, 69%, 40%)  Zaffre
#1faba4  rgb(31, 171, 164)  hsl(177, 69%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a41fab  rgb(164, 31, 171)  hsl(297, 69%, 40%)  Dark Orchid