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#ABA54E

#aba54e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba54e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.13°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.3612

Complementary

  1. #aba54e
  2. #4e54ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba54e
  2. #4e82ab
  3. #764eab

Analogous

  1. #ab764e
  2. #aba54e
  3. #82ab4e

Triadic

  1. #aba54e
  2. #4eaba5
  3. #a54eab

Tetradic

  1. #aba54e
  2. #54ab4e
  3. #4e54ab
  4. #a54eab

Square

  1. #aba54e
  2. #4eab76
  3. #4e54ab
  4. #ab4e82

Monochromatic

  1. #42401e
  2. #767236
  3. #aba54e
  4. #c5c180
  5. #dddbb5

Shades

#aba54e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba54e
  2. #9a9546
  3. #89843e
  4. #787437
  5. #67632f
  6. #565327
  7. #44421f
  8. #333217
  9. #222110
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba54e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba54e
  2. #b3ae60
  3. #bcb771
  4. #c4c083
  5. #cdc995
  6. #d5d2a7
  7. #dddbb8
  8. #e6e4ca
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba54e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba54e
  2. #a7a153
  3. #a29e58
  4. #9e9a5d
  5. #9a9662
  6. #969367
  7. #918f6c
  8. #8d8b71
  9. #898776
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a451 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b29f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba54e {
  color: #aba54e;
}
Background
.bg-aba54e {
  background-color: #aba54e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba54e {
  border: 2px solid #aba54e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba54e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 165 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba54e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba54e, #82ab4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba54e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 165 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.97 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.28 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.13 #545ab1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba54e  rgb(171, 165, 78)  hsl(56, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4e54ab  rgb(78, 84, 171)  hsl(236, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4eaba5  rgb(78, 171, 165)  hsl(176, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a54eab  rgb(165, 78, 171)  hsl(296, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus