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#ABA70C

#aba70c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba70c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.49% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.34% magenta, 92.98% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.49°, with 86.89% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.3632

Complementary

  1. #aba70c
  2. #0c10ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba70c
  2. #0c5fab
  3. #570cab

Analogous

  1. #ab570c
  2. #aba70c
  3. #5fab0c

Triadic

  1. #aba70c
  2. #0caba7
  3. #a70cab

Tetradic

  1. #aba70c
  2. #10ab0c
  3. #0c10ab
  4. #a70cab

Square

  1. #aba70c
  2. #0cab57
  3. #0c10ab
  4. #ab0c5f

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1b02
  2. #646107
  3. #aba70c
  4. #efe915
  5. #f4f05c

Shades

#aba70c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba70c
  2. #9a960b
  3. #89860a
  4. #787508
  5. #676407
  6. #565406
  7. #444305
  8. #333204
  9. #222102
  10. #111101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba70c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba70c
  2. #b3b024
  3. #bcb93d
  4. #c4c155
  5. #cdca6d
  6. #d5d386
  7. #dddc9e
  8. #e6e5b6
  9. #eeedce
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba70c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba70c
  2. #a7a318
  3. #a29f23
  4. #9e9b2f
  5. #9a973a
  6. #969446
  7. #919052
  8. #8d8c5d
  9. #898869
  10. #848474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a521 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a61b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba70c {
  color: #aba70c;
}
Background
.bg-aba70c {
  background-color: #aba70c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba70c {
  border: 2px solid #aba70c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba70c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 167 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba70c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba70c, #5fab0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba70c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 167 12 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.55 #5458f3 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba70c  rgb(171, 167, 12)  hsl(58, 87%, 36%)  Brass
#0c10ab  rgb(12, 16, 171)  hsl(238, 87%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0caba7  rgb(12, 171, 167)  hsl(178, 87%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a70cab  rgb(167, 12, 171)  hsl(298, 87%, 36%)  Dark Magenta