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#ABA222

#aba222 ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba222 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.26% magenta, 80.12% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.06°, with 66.83% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3461

Complementary

  1. #aba222
  2. #222bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba222
  2. #2270ab
  3. #5e22ab

Analogous

  1. #ab5e22
  2. #aba222
  3. #70ab22

Triadic

  1. #aba222
  2. #22aba2
  3. #a222ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba222
  2. #2bab22
  3. #222bab
  4. #a222ab

Square

  1. #aba222
  2. #22ab5e
  3. #222bab
  4. #ab2270

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2909
  2. #6b6615
  3. #aba222
  4. #d9cf40
  5. #e6df80

Shades

#aba222 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba222
  2. #9a921f
  3. #89821b
  4. #787118
  5. #676114
  6. #565111
  7. #44410e
  8. #33310a
  9. #222007
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba222 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba222
  2. #b3ab38
  3. #bcb54e
  4. #c4be64
  5. #cdc77a
  6. #d5d191
  7. #dddaa7
  8. #e6e3bd
  9. #eeecd3
  10. #f7f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba222 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba222
  2. #a79f2b
  3. #a29b35
  4. #9e983e
  5. #9a9448
  6. #969151
  7. #918e5a
  8. #8d8a64
  9. #89876d
  10. #848377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a12d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8968b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9e10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba222 {
  color: #aba222;
}
Background
.bg-aba222 {
  background-color: #aba222;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba222 {
  border: 2px solid #aba222;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba222;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 162 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba222 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba222, #70ab22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba222 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 162 34 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 3.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.39 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.39 #545ddd Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Brass
#aba222  rgb(171, 162, 34)  hsl(56, 67%, 40%)  Brass
#222bab  rgb(34, 43, 171)  hsl(236, 67%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#22aba2  rgb(34, 171, 162)  hsl(176, 67%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#a222ab  rgb(162, 34, 171)  hsl(296, 67%, 40%)  Dark Orchid