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#ABA424

#aba424 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba424 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.31% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 78.95% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.89°, 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.3534

Complementary

  1. #aba424
  2. #242bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba424
  2. #246fab
  3. #6124ab

Analogous

  1. #ab6124
  2. #aba424
  3. #6fab24

Triadic

  1. #aba424
  2. #24aba4
  3. #a424ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba424
  2. #2bab24
  3. #242bab
  4. #a424ab

Square

  1. #aba424
  2. #24ab61
  3. #242bab
  4. #ab246f

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2b09
  2. #6c6717
  3. #aba424
  4. #d8d044
  5. #e5e083

Shades

#aba424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba424
  2. #9a9420
  3. #89831d
  4. #787319
  5. #676216
  6. #565212
  7. #44420e
  8. #33310b
  9. #222107
  10. #111004
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba424
  2. #b3ad3a
  3. #bcb650
  4. #c4bf66
  5. #cdc87c
  6. #d5d292
  7. #dddba7
  8. #e6e4bd
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba424
  2. #a7a02d
  3. #a29d36
  4. #9e9940
  5. #9a9649
  6. #969252
  7. #918e5b
  8. #8d8b64
  9. #89876e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a013 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a32b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba424 {
  color: #aba424;
}
Background
.bg-aba424 {
  background-color: #aba424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba424 {
  border: 2px solid #aba424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 164 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba424, #6fab24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 164 36 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.72 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.77 #545bdb Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba424  rgb(171, 164, 36)  hsl(57, 65%, 41%)  Brass
#242bab  rgb(36, 43, 171)  hsl(237, 65%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#24aba4  rgb(36, 171, 164)  hsl(177, 65%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a424ab  rgb(164, 36, 171)  hsl(297, 65%, 41%)  Dark Orchid