#ABA36E#ABA36E
#ABA36E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.072 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 163, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 27%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 35.7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.50, -5.24, 28.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.50, 29.09, 100.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% -0.0133 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.072 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7067, 35.9789, 19.9705) |
| Luminance | 0.3598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.67
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.31
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.49
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.77
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA36E #6E76AB
analogous
#AB846E #ABA36E #95AB6E
triadic
#ABA36E #6EABA3 #A36EAB
tetradic
#ABA36E #6EAB84 #6E76AB #AB6E95
square
#ABA36E #6EAB84 #6E76AB #AB6E95
split-complementary
#ABA36E #6E95AB #846EAB
monochromatic
#645F3A #8B8351 #ABA36E #C1BC95 #D8D4BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#ABA36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#ABA36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA36E
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA36E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 163, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.072 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5be98',
500: '#aba36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba36e; $custom-light: #c5be98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 163,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.131,
"s": 26.638,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70942,
"c": 0.07205,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.35978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA36E
secondary
#AEB1C7
accent
#71C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E