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#ABA91C

#aba91c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba91c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 83.63% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.16°, with 71.86% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.3712

Complementary

  1. #aba91c
  2. #1c1eab

Split complementary

  1. #aba91c
  2. #1c66ab
  3. #611cab

Analogous

  1. #ab611c
  2. #aba91c
  3. #66ab1c

Triadic

  1. #aba91c
  2. #1caba9
  3. #a91cab

Tetradic

  1. #aba91c
  2. #1eab1c
  3. #1c1eab
  4. #a91cab

Square

  1. #aba91c
  2. #1cab61
  3. #1c1eab
  4. #ab1c66

Monochromatic

  1. #282706
  2. #696811
  3. #aba91c
  4. #dedc35
  5. #e9e777

Shades

#aba91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba91c
  2. #9a9819
  3. #898716
  4. #787614
  5. #676511
  6. #56550e
  7. #44440b
  8. #333308
  9. #222206
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba91c
  2. #b3b233
  3. #bcba49
  4. #c4c360
  5. #cdcb77
  6. #d5d48e
  7. #dddda4
  8. #e6e5bb
  9. #eeeed2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba91c
  2. #a7a526
  3. #a2a130
  4. #9e9d3a
  5. #9a9944
  6. #96954e
  7. #919058
  8. #8d8c62
  9. #89886c
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba91c {
  color: #aba91c;
}
Background
.bg-aba91c {
  background-color: #aba91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba91c {
  border: 2px solid #aba91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba91c, #66ab1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.48 #5456e3 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba91c  rgb(171, 169, 28)  hsl(59, 72%, 39%)  Brass
#1c1eab  rgb(28, 30, 171)  hsl(239, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1caba9  rgb(28, 171, 169)  hsl(179, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a91cab  rgb(169, 28, 171)  hsl(299, 72%, 39%)  Dark Orchid