#ABA15E#ABA15E
#ABA15E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.089 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 161, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 45%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -5.98, 36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 36.57, 99.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% -0.0168 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.089 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5606, 34.9568, 15.6723) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.22
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.84
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.30
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.89
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA15E #5E68AB
analogous
#AB7B5E #ABA15E #8FAB5E
triadic
#ABA15E #5EABA1 #A15EAB
tetradic
#ABA15E #5EAB7B #5E68AB #AB5E8F
square
#ABA15E #5EAB7B #5E68AB #AB5E8F
split-complementary
#ABA15E #5E8FAB #7B5EAB
monochromatic
#5E5831 #867E46 #ABA15E #C0B886 #D5D0AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ABA15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#ABA15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA15E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA15E | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA261
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 161, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.089 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bc8d',
500: '#aba15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba15e; $custom-light: #c5bc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 161,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.208,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70237,
"c": 0.08866,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.34956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA15E
secondary
#A2A6C3
accent
#6EC860
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D