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#ABB00A

#abb00a ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abb00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 61.81°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 7.11.

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Relative luminance0.3973

Complementary

  1. #abb00a
  2. #0f0ab0

Split complementary

  1. #abb00a
  2. #0a58b0
  3. #620ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0620a
  2. #abb00a
  3. #58b00a

Triadic

  1. #abb00a
  2. #0aabb0
  3. #b00aab

Tetradic

  1. #abb00a
  2. #0ab00f
  3. #0f0ab0
  4. #b00aab

Square

  1. #abb00a
  2. #0ab062
  3. #0f0ab0
  4. #b00a58

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f02
  2. #656806
  3. #abb00a
  4. #ebf215
  5. #f1f65d

Shades

#abb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb00a
  2. #9a9e09
  3. #898d08
  4. #787b07
  5. #676a06
  6. #565805
  7. #444604
  8. #333503
  9. #222302
  10. #111201
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb00a
  2. #b3b823
  3. #bcc03b
  4. #c4c854
  5. #cdd06c
  6. #d5d885
  7. #dddf9d
  8. #e6e7b6
  9. #eeefce
  10. #f7f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb00a
  2. #a7ab16
  3. #a2a622
  4. #9ea22d
  5. #9a9d39
  6. #969845
  7. #919351
  8. #8d8e5d
  9. #898a68
  10. #848574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8ad1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb00a {
  color: #abb00a;
}
Background
.bg-abb00a {
  background-color: #abb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb00a {
  border: 2px solid #abb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb00a, #58b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.53 #544ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Brass
#abb00a  rgb(171, 176, 10)  hsl(62, 89%, 36%)  Brass
#0f0ab0  rgb(15, 10, 176)  hsl(242, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0aabb0  rgb(10, 171, 176)  hsl(182, 89%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b00aab  rgb(176, 10, 171)  hsl(302, 89%, 36%)  Dark Orchid