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#ABA614

#aba614 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba614 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.1% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.92% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.01°, with 79.06% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.3598

Complementary

  1. #aba614
  2. #1419ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba614
  2. #1465ab
  3. #5a14ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5a14
  2. #aba614
  3. #65ab14

Triadic

  1. #aba614
  2. #14aba6
  3. #a614ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba614
  2. #19ab14
  3. #1419ab
  4. #a614ab

Square

  1. #aba614
  2. #14ab5a
  3. #1419ab
  4. #ab1465

Monochromatic

  1. #222104
  2. #67640c
  3. #aba614
  4. #e6df26
  5. #eee96a

Shades

#aba614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba614
  2. #9a9512
  3. #898510
  4. #78740e
  5. #67640c
  6. #56530a
  7. #444208
  8. #333206
  9. #222104
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba614
  2. #b3af2c
  3. #bcb843
  4. #c4c15b
  5. #cdca72
  6. #d5d38a
  7. #dddba1
  8. #e6e4b9
  9. #eeedd0
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba614
  2. #a7a21f
  3. #a29e2a
  4. #9e9b34
  5. #9a973f
  6. #96934a
  7. #918f55
  8. #8d8b60
  9. #89886a
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a51f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba614 {
  color: #aba614;
}
Background
.bg-aba614 {
  background-color: #aba614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba614 {
  border: 2px solid #aba614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 166 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba614, #65ab14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 166 20 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.89 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.79 #5459eb Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba614  rgb(171, 166, 20)  hsl(58, 79%, 37%)  Brass
#1419ab  rgb(20, 25, 171)  hsl(238, 79%, 37%)  Zaffre
#14aba6  rgb(20, 171, 166)  hsl(178, 79%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#a614ab  rgb(166, 20, 171)  hsl(298, 79%, 37%)  Dark Orchid