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#ABA751

#aba751 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba751 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.49% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.34% magenta, 52.63% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, with 35.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.3689

Complementary

  1. #aba751
  2. #5155ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba751
  2. #5182ab
  3. #7a51ab

Analogous

  1. #ab7a51
  2. #aba751
  3. #82ab51

Triadic

  1. #aba751
  2. #51aba7
  3. #a751ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba751
  2. #55ab51
  3. #5155ab
  4. #a751ab

Square

  1. #aba751
  2. #51ab7a
  3. #5155ab
  4. #ab5182

Monochromatic

  1. #434220
  2. #777438
  3. #aba751
  4. #c5c284
  5. #dddcb8

Shades

#aba751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba751
  2. #9a9649
  3. #898641
  4. #787539
  5. #676431
  6. #565429
  7. #444320
  8. #333218
  9. #222110
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba751
  2. #b3b062
  3. #bcb974
  4. #c4c185
  5. #cdca97
  6. #d5d3a8
  7. #dddcb9
  8. #e6e5cb
  9. #eeeddc
  10. #f7f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba751
  2. #a7a356
  3. #a29f5a
  4. #9e9b5f
  5. #9a9764
  6. #969469
  7. #91906d
  8. #8d8c72
  9. #898877
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a58a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a44c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a654 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba751 {
  color: #aba751;
}
Background
.bg-aba751 {
  background-color: #aba751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba751 {
  border: 2px solid #aba751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 167 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 36% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba751, #82ab51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 167 81 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.87 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.11 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.69 #5458ae Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba751  rgb(171, 167, 81)  hsl(57, 36%, 49%)  Brass
#5155ab  rgb(81, 85, 171)  hsl(237, 36%, 49%)  Iris
#51aba7  rgb(81, 171, 167)  hsl(177, 36%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a751ab  rgb(167, 81, 171)  hsl(297, 36%, 49%)  Purpureus