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#ABA84F

#aba84f ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba84f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.88% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 53.8% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.04°, with 36.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.3723

Complementary

  1. #aba84f
  2. #4f52ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba84f
  2. #4f80ab
  3. #7a4fab

Analogous

  1. #ab7a4f
  2. #aba84f
  3. #80ab4f

Triadic

  1. #aba84f
  2. #4faba8
  3. #a84fab

Tetradic

  1. #aba84f
  2. #52ab4f
  3. #4f52ab
  4. #a84fab

Square

  1. #aba84f
  2. #4fab7a
  3. #4f52ab
  4. #ab4f80

Monochromatic

  1. #42411f
  2. #777537
  3. #aba84f
  4. #c5c381
  5. #dddcb6

Shades

#aba84f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba84f
  2. #9a9747
  3. #89863f
  4. #787637
  5. #67652f
  6. #565428
  7. #444320
  8. #333218
  9. #222210
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba84f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba84f
  2. #b3b161
  3. #bcb972
  4. #c4c284
  5. #cdcb95
  6. #d5d4a7
  7. #dddcb9
  8. #e6e5ca
  9. #eeeedc
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba84f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba84f
  2. #a7a454
  3. #a2a059
  4. #9e9c5e
  5. #9a9863
  6. #969468
  7. #91906c
  8. #8d8c71
  9. #898876
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a68a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a246 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a54a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba84f {
  color: #aba84f;
}
Background
.bg-aba84f {
  background-color: #aba84f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba84f {
  border: 2px solid #aba84f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba84f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 168 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba84f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba84f, #80ab4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba84f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 168 79 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.49 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.94 #5457b0 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba84f  rgb(171, 168, 79)  hsl(58, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4f52ab  rgb(79, 82, 171)  hsl(238, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4faba8  rgb(79, 171, 168)  hsl(178, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a84fab  rgb(168, 79, 171)  hsl(298, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus