#ABA356#ABA356
#ABA356 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.099 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 163, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 34%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 49.7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, -7.84, 40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 41.46, 100.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.55% -0.0229 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.55% 0.099 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5723, 35.5252, 13.9962) |
| Luminance | 0.3552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.28
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.99
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.55
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.60
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA356 #565EAB
analogous
#AB7856 #ABA356 #88AB56
triadic
#ABA356 #56ABA3 #A356AB
tetradic
#ABA356 #56AB78 #565EAB #AB5688
square
#ABA356 #56AB78 #565EAB #AB5688
split-complementary
#ABA356 #5688AB #7856AB
monochromatic
#5A562D #837D41 #ABA356 #BFB97F #D4D0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#ABA356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#ABA356 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA356
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA356 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A35A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 163, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.099 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be87',
500: '#aba356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba356; $custom-light: #c6be87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba356",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 163,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.353,
"s": 33.597,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70552,
"c": 0.09943,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.35524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA356
secondary
#9B9FC1
accent
#68CA5E
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C