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#ABA520

#aba520 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba520 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.71% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 81.29% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 68.47% saturation and 39.8% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3567

Complementary

  1. #aba520
  2. #2026ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba520
  2. #206bab
  3. #5f20ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5f20
  2. #aba520
  3. #6bab20

Triadic

  1. #aba520
  2. #20aba5
  3. #a520ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba520
  2. #26ab20
  3. #2026ab
  4. #a520ab

Square

  1. #aba520
  2. #20ab5f
  3. #2026ab
  4. #ab206b

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2908
  2. #6b6714
  3. #aba520
  4. #dbd43d
  5. #e7e27d

Shades

#aba520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba520
  2. #9a951d
  3. #89841a
  4. #787416
  5. #676313
  6. #565310
  7. #44420d
  8. #33320a
  9. #222106
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba520
  2. #b3ae36
  3. #bcb74d
  4. #c4c063
  5. #cdc979
  6. #d5d290
  7. #dddba6
  8. #e6e4bc
  9. #eeedd2
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba520
  2. #a7a12a
  3. #a29e33
  4. #9e9a3d
  5. #9a9646
  6. #969350
  7. #918f5a
  8. #8d8b63
  9. #89876d
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a10a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba520 {
  color: #aba520;
}
Background
.bg-aba520 {
  background-color: #aba520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba520 {
  border: 2px solid #aba520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 165 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba520, #6bab20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 165 32 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.39 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.99 #545adf Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba520  rgb(171, 165, 32)  hsl(57, 68%, 40%)  Brass
#2026ab  rgb(32, 38, 171)  hsl(237, 68%, 40%)  Zaffre
#20aba5  rgb(32, 171, 165)  hsl(177, 68%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a520ab  rgb(165, 32, 171)  hsl(297, 68%, 40%)  Dark Orchid