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#ABA52D

#aba52d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba52d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.71% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 73.68% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 58.33% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.3576

Complementary

  1. #aba52d
  2. #2d33ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba52d
  2. #2d72ab
  3. #662dab

Analogous

  1. #ab662d
  2. #aba52d
  3. #72ab2d

Triadic

  1. #aba52d
  2. #2daba5
  3. #a52dab

Tetradic

  1. #aba52d
  2. #33ab2d
  3. #2d33ab
  4. #a52dab

Square

  1. #aba52d
  2. #2dab66
  3. #2d33ab
  4. #ab2d72

Monochromatic

  1. #32300d
  2. #6e6b1d
  3. #aba52d
  4. #d2cc53
  5. #e2de8f

Shades

#aba52d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba52d
  2. #9a9529
  3. #898424
  4. #787420
  5. #67631b
  6. #565317
  7. #444212
  8. #33320e
  9. #222109
  10. #111105
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba52d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba52d
  2. #b3ae42
  3. #bcb757
  4. #c4c06c
  5. #cdc981
  6. #d5d296
  7. #dddbab
  8. #e6e4c0
  9. #eeedd5
  10. #f7f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba52d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba52d
  2. #a7a135
  3. #a29e3e
  4. #9e9a46
  5. #9a964e
  6. #969357
  7. #918f5f
  8. #8d8b67
  9. #89876f
  10. #848478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a121 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba52d {
  color: #aba52d;
}
Background
.bg-aba52d {
  background-color: #aba52d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba52d {
  border: 2px solid #aba52d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba52d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 165 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba52d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba52d, #72ab2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba52d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 165 45 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.78 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.44 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.15 #545ad2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba52d  rgb(171, 165, 45)  hsl(57, 58%, 42%)  Brass
#2d33ab  rgb(45, 51, 171)  hsl(237, 58%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#2daba5  rgb(45, 171, 165)  hsl(177, 58%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#a52dab  rgb(165, 45, 171)  hsl(297, 58%, 42%)  Purpureus