ColorTool
Log in
#ABA94E

#aba94e ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aba94e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #aba94e
  2. #4e50ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba94e
  2. #4e7eab
  3. #7a4eab

Analogous

  1. #ab7a4e
  2. #aba94e
  3. #7eab4e

Triadic

  1. #aba94e
  2. #4eaba9
  3. #a94eab

Tetradic

  1. #aba94e
  2. #50ab4e
  3. #4e50ab
  4. #a94eab

Square

  1. #aba94e
  2. #4eab7a
  3. #4e50ab
  4. #ab4e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #42411e
  2. #767536
  3. #aba94e
  4. #c5c480
  5. #dddcb5

Shades

#aba94e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba94e
  2. #9a9846
  3. #89873e
  4. #787637
  5. #67652f
  6. #565527
  7. #44441f
  8. #333317
  9. #222210
  10. #111108
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba94e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba94e
  2. #b3b260
  3. #bcba71
  4. #c4c383
  5. #cdcb95
  6. #d5d4a7
  7. #ddddb8
  8. #e6e5ca
  9. #eeeedc
  10. #f7f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba94e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba94e
  2. #a7a553
  3. #a2a158
  4. #9e9d5d
  5. #9a9962
  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 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a345 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a851 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aba94e {
  color: #aba94e;
}
Background
.bg-aba94e {
  background-color: #aba94e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba94e {
  border: 2px solid #aba94e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba94e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 169 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba94e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba94e, #7eab4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba94e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 169 78 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.04 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.08 #5456b1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Brass
#aba94e  rgb(171, 169, 78)  hsl(59, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4e50ab  rgb(78, 80, 171)  hsl(239, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4eaba9  rgb(78, 171, 169)  hsl(179, 37%, 49%)  Verdigris
#a94eab  rgb(169, 78, 171)  hsl(299, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus