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#ABA525

#aba525 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba525 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.71% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 78.36% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.31°, with 64.42% saturation and 40.78% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.357

Complementary

  1. #aba525
  2. #252bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba525
  2. #256eab
  3. #6225ab

Analogous

  1. #ab6225
  2. #aba525
  3. #6eab25

Triadic

  1. #aba525
  2. #25aba5
  3. #a525ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba525
  2. #2bab25
  3. #252bab
  4. #a525ab

Square

  1. #aba525
  2. #25ab62
  3. #252bab
  4. #ab256e

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2c0a
  2. #6c6817
  3. #aba525
  4. #d7d046
  5. #e4e084

Shades

#aba525 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba525
  2. #9a9521
  3. #89841e
  4. #78741a
  5. #676316
  6. #565313
  7. #44420f
  8. #33320b
  9. #222107
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba525 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba525
  2. #b3ae3b
  3. #bcb751
  4. #c4c066
  5. #cdc97c
  6. #d5d292
  7. #dddba8
  8. #e6e4be
  9. #eeedd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba525 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba525
  2. #a7a12e
  3. #a29e37
  4. #9e9a40
  5. #9a9649
  6. #969353
  7. #918f5c
  8. #8d8b65
  9. #89876e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a115 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a42c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba525 {
  color: #aba525;
}
Background
.bg-aba525 {
  background-color: #aba525;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba525 {
  border: 2px solid #aba525;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba525;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 165 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba525 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba525, #6eab25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba525 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 165 37 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.78 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.39 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.71 #545ada Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba525  rgb(171, 165, 37)  hsl(57, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#252bab  rgb(37, 43, 171)  hsl(237, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#25aba5  rgb(37, 171, 165)  hsl(177, 64%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a525ab  rgb(165, 37, 171)  hsl(297, 64%, 41%)  Dark Orchid