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#ABA554

#aba554 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba554 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 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.51% magenta, 50.88% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.86°, with 34.12% saturation and 50% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3621

Complementary

  1. #aba554
  2. #545aab

Split complementary

  1. #aba554
  2. #5486ab
  3. #7954ab

Analogous

  1. #ab7954
  2. #aba554
  3. #86ab54

Triadic

  1. #aba554
  2. #54aba5
  3. #a554ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba554
  2. #5aab54
  3. #545aab
  4. #a554ab

Square

  1. #aba554
  2. #54ab79
  3. #545aab
  4. #ab5486

Monochromatic

  1. #444222
  2. #78733b
  3. #aba554
  4. #c4c087
  5. #dddbbb

Shades

#aba554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba554
  2. #9a954c
  3. #898443
  4. #78743b
  5. #676332
  6. #56532a
  7. #444222
  8. #333219
  9. #222111
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba554
  2. #b3ae65
  3. #bcb776
  4. #c4c087
  5. #cdc998
  6. #d5d2aa
  7. #dddbbb
  8. #e6e4cc
  9. #eeeddd
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba554
  2. #a7a158
  3. #a29e5d
  4. #9e9a61
  5. #9a9666
  6. #96936a
  7. #918f6e
  8. #8d8b73
  9. #898777
  10. #84847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a38a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a04d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a458 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa250 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a07e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba554 {
  color: #aba554;
}
Background
.bg-aba554 {
  background-color: #aba554;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba554 {
  border: 2px solid #aba554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 165 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 34% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba554, #86ab54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 165 84 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.97 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.56 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.90 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.45 #545aab Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba554  rgb(171, 165, 84)  hsl(56, 34%, 50%)  Brass
#545aab  rgb(84, 90, 171)  hsl(236, 34%, 50%)  Slate Blue
#54aba5  rgb(84, 171, 165)  hsl(176, 34%, 50%)  Verdigris
#a554ab  rgb(165, 84, 171)  hsl(296, 34%, 50%)  Purpureus