#ABA253#ABA253
#ABA253 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.102 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA253 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 162, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 35%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 51.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -7.58, 41.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 42.53, 100.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% -0.0225 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.102 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2771, 35.1241, 13.3140) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.82
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.02
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.90
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.50
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA253 #535CAB
analogous
#AB7653 #ABA253 #88AB53
triadic
#ABA253 #53ABA2 #A253AB
tetradic
#ABA253 #53AB76 #535CAB #AB5388
square
#ABA253 #53AB76 #535CAB #AB5388
split-complementary
#ABA253 #5388AB #7653AB
monochromatic
#59542B #827B3F #ABA253 #BFB87C #D3CFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#ABA253 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#ABA253 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA253
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA253 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA253 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A257
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba253; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 162, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.102 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bd85',
500: '#aba253',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba253; $custom-light: #c6bd85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba253",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 162,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.864,
"s": 34.646,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70294,
"c": 0.1015,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.35123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA253
secondary
#999DC1
accent
#68CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C