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#ABA626

#aba626 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba626 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.1% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.92% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.74°, with 63.64% saturation and 40.98% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #aba626
  2. #262bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba626
  2. #266eab
  3. #6326ab

Analogous

  1. #ab6326
  2. #aba626
  3. #6eab26

Triadic

  1. #aba626
  2. #26aba6
  3. #a626ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba626
  2. #2bab26
  3. #262bab
  4. #a626ab

Square

  1. #aba626
  2. #26ab63
  3. #262bab
  4. #ab266e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2c0a
  2. #6c6918
  3. #aba626
  4. #d6d147
  5. #e4e186

Shades

#aba626 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba626
  2. #9a9522
  3. #89851e
  4. #78741b
  5. #676417
  6. #565313
  7. #44420f
  8. #33320b
  9. #222108
  10. #111104
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba626 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba626
  2. #b3af3c
  3. #bcb851
  4. #c4c167
  5. #cdca7d
  6. #d5d393
  7. #dddba8
  8. #e6e4be
  9. #eeedd4
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba626 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba626
  2. #a7a22f
  3. #a29e38
  4. #9e9b41
  5. #9a974a
  6. #969353
  7. #918f5c
  8. #8d8b65
  9. #89886e
  10. #848477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba626 {
  color: #aba626;
}
Background
.bg-aba626 {
  background-color: #aba626;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba626 {
  border: 2px solid #aba626;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba626;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 166 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba626 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba626, #6eab26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba626 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 166 38 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.65 #5459d9 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba626  rgb(171, 166, 38)  hsl(58, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#262bab  rgb(38, 43, 171)  hsl(238, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#26aba6  rgb(38, 171, 166)  hsl(178, 64%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#a626ab  rgb(166, 38, 171)  hsl(298, 64%, 41%)  Dark Orchid