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#ABA94D

#aba94d ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba94d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 66.27% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 54.97% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.72°, with 37.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.3757

Complementary

  1. #aba94d
  2. #4d4fab

Split complementary

  1. #aba94d
  2. #4d7eab
  3. #7a4dab

Analogous

  1. #ab7a4d
  2. #aba94d
  3. #7eab4d

Triadic

  1. #aba94d
  2. #4daba9
  3. #a94dab

Tetradic

  1. #aba94d
  2. #4fab4d
  3. #4d4fab
  4. #a94dab

Square

  1. #aba94d
  2. #4dab7a
  3. #4d4fab
  4. #ab4d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #42411e
  2. #767535
  3. #aba94d
  4. #c5c47f
  5. #dddcb4

Shades

#aba94d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba94d
  2. #9a9845
  3. #89873e
  4. #787636
  5. #67652e
  6. #565527
  7. #44441f
  8. #333317
  9. #22220f
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba94d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba94d
  2. #b3b25f
  3. #bcba71
  4. #c4c382
  5. #cdcb94
  6. #d5d4a6
  7. #ddddb8
  8. #e6e5ca
  9. #eeeedb
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba94d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba94d
  2. #a7a552
  3. #a2a157
  4. #9e9d5c
  5. #9a9961
  6. #969567
  7. #91906c
  8. #8d8c71
  9. #898876
  10. #84847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a344 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a752 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a548 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a850 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba94d {
  color: #aba94d;
}
Background
.bg-aba94d {
  background-color: #aba94d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba94d {
  border: 2px solid #aba94d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba94d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 169 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba94d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba94d, #7eab4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba94d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 169 77 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.98 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.50 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.21 #5456b2 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba94d  rgb(171, 169, 77)  hsl(59, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#4d4fab  rgb(77, 79, 171)  hsl(239, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4daba9  rgb(77, 171, 169)  hsl(179, 38%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a94dab  rgb(169, 77, 171)  hsl(299, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus