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#ABA41B

#aba41b ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aba41b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 64.31% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.08°, with 72.73% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.3529

Complementary

  1. #aba41b
  2. #1b22ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba41b
  2. #1b6aab
  3. #5c1bab

Analogous

  1. #ab5c1b
  2. #aba41b
  3. #6aab1b

Triadic

  1. #aba41b
  2. #1baba4
  3. #a41bab

Tetradic

  1. #aba41b
  2. #22ab1b
  3. #1b22ab
  4. #a41bab

Square

  1. #aba41b
  2. #1bab5c
  3. #1b22ab
  4. #ab1b6a

Monochromatic

  1. #272506
  2. #696511
  3. #aba41b
  4. #dfd734
  5. #e9e476

Shades

#aba41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba41b
  2. #9a9418
  3. #898316
  4. #787313
  5. #676210
  6. #56520e
  7. #44420b
  8. #333108
  9. #222105
  10. #111003
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba41b
  2. #b3ad32
  3. #bcb649
  4. #c4bf5f
  5. #cdc876
  6. #d5d28d
  7. #dddba4
  8. #e6e4bb
  9. #eeedd1
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba41b
  2. #a7a025
  3. #a29d2f
  4. #9e9939
  5. #9a9643
  6. #96924e
  7. #918e58
  8. #8d8b62
  9. #89876c
  10. #848476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a324 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba41b {
  color: #aba41b;
}
Background
.bg-aba41b {
  background-color: #aba41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba41b {
  border: 2px solid #aba41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 164 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba41b, #6aab1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 164 27 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.68 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.73 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.83 #545be4 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba41b  rgb(171, 164, 27)  hsl(57, 73%, 39%)  Brass
#1b22ab  rgb(27, 34, 171)  hsl(237, 73%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1baba4  rgb(27, 171, 164)  hsl(177, 73%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a41bab  rgb(164, 27, 171)  hsl(297, 73%, 39%)  Dark Orchid