#ABA280#ABA280
#ABA280 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.048 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA280 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 162, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 20%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 25%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 25.1%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.56, -2.30, 18.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.56, 19.04, 96.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0042 0.0481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.048 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6113, 36.0578, 25.6072) |
| Luminance | 0.3606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.55
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.43
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.84
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.80
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.35
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA280 #8089AB
analogous
#AB8C80 #ABA280 #9EAB80
triadic
#ABA280 #80ABA2 #A280AB
tetradic
#ABA280 #80AB8C #8089AB #AB809E
square
#ABA280 #80AB8C #8089AB #AB809E
split-complementary
#ABA280 #809EAB #8C80AB
monochromatic
#6A6346 #8F855F #ABA280 #C3BDA5 #DCD8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#ABA280 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#ABA280 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA280
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA280 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA280 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A07E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA381
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B29D99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba280; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 162, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.048 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bda5',
500: '#aba280',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba280; $custom-light: #c4bda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba280",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 162,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.442,
"s": 20.379,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71098,
"c": 0.04823,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.36057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA280
secondary
#BBBECC
accent
#7CBD6B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#12120F
muted
#81817F