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#ABA70F

#aba70f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba70f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.34% magenta, 91.23% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.46°, with 83.87% saturation and 36.47% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #aba70f
  2. #0f13ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba70f
  2. #0f61ab
  3. #590fab

Analogous

  1. #ab590f
  2. #aba70f
  3. #61ab0f

Triadic

  1. #aba70f
  2. #0faba7
  3. #a70fab

Tetradic

  1. #aba70f
  2. #13ab0f
  3. #0f13ab
  4. #a70fab

Square

  1. #aba70f
  2. #0fab59
  3. #0f13ab
  4. #ab0f61

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e03
  2. #656209
  3. #aba70f
  4. #ebe61b
  5. #f1ee62

Shades

#aba70f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba70f
  2. #9a960e
  3. #89860c
  4. #78750b
  5. #676409
  6. #565408
  7. #444306
  8. #333205
  9. #222103
  10. #111102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba70f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba70f
  2. #b3b027
  3. #bcb93f
  4. #c4c157
  5. #cdca6f
  6. #d5d387
  7. #dddc9f
  8. #e6e5b7
  9. #eeedcf
  10. #f7f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba70f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba70f
  2. #a7a31a
  3. #a29f26
  4. #9e9b31
  5. #9a973c
  6. #969448
  7. #919053
  8. #8d8c5e
  9. #898869
  10. #848475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 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 #b8a523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba70f {
  color: #aba70f;
}
Background
.bg-aba70f {
  background-color: #aba70f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba70f {
  border: 2px solid #aba70f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba70f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 167 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba70f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba70f, #61ab0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba70f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 167 15 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.58 #5458f0 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba70f  rgb(171, 167, 15)  hsl(58, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0f13ab  rgb(15, 19, 171)  hsl(238, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0faba7  rgb(15, 171, 167)  hsl(178, 84%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#a70fab  rgb(167, 15, 171)  hsl(298, 84%, 36%)  Dark Orchid