#ABA079#ABA079
#ABA079 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.055 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA079 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 160, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 23%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 29%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 29.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.89, -2.20, 21.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.89, 21.93, 95.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% -0.004 0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.055 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8168, 35.1808, 23.1473) |
| Luminance | 0.3518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.16
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.98
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.10
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.52
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.10
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA079 #7984AB
analogous
#AB8779 #ABA079 #9DAB79
triadic
#ABA079 #79ABA0 #A079AB
tetradic
#ABA079 #79AB87 #7984AB #AB799D
square
#ABA079 #79AB87 #7984AB #AB799D
split-complementary
#ABA079 #799DAB #8779AB
monochromatic
#686041 #8E8259 #ABA079 #C3BB9F #DAD5C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#ABA079 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#ABA079 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA079
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA079 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA079 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89E76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA27A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39A96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba079; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 160, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.055 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bca0',
500: '#aba079',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba079; $custom-light: #c4bca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba079",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 160,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.8,
"s": 22.936,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7052,
"c": 0.05517,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.3518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA079
secondary
#B6BACA
accent
#7CBF68
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E