#ABA181#ABA181
#ABA181 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.046 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA181 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 161, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 20%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 25%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 24.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, -1.61, 18.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 18.08, 95.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% -0.0022 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.046 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5020, 35.7334, 25.8970) |
| Luminance | 0.3573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.50
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.48
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.79
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.52
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.78
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA181 #818BAB
analogous
#AB8C81 #ABA181 #A0AB81
triadic
#ABA181 #81ABA1 #A181AB
tetradic
#ABA181 #81AB8C #818BAB #AB81A0
square
#ABA181 #81AB8C #818BAB #AB81A0
split-complementary
#ABA181 #81A0AB #8C81AB
monochromatic
#6B6247 #8F8460 #ABA181 #C3BCA6 #DCD8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#ABA181 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#ABA181 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA181
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA181 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA181 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89F7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B29C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba181; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 161, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.046 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bca5',
500: '#aba181',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba181; $custom-light: #c4bca5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba181",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 161,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 20,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70908,
"c": 0.04593,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.35733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA181
secondary
#BCC0CC
accent
#7FBD6B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#12120F
muted
#81817F