#ABA449#ABA449
#ABA449 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.113 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 164, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 57%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 57.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.28, -9.49, 47.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.28, 48.15, 101.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% -0.0291 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.113 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2736, 35.6909, 11.5437) |
| Luminance | 0.3569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.15
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.44
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.99
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.14
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.34
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA449 #4950AB
analogous
#AB7349 #ABA449 #81AB49
triadic
#ABA449 #49ABA4 #A449AB
tetradic
#ABA449 #49AB73 #4950AB #AB4981
square
#ABA449 #49AB73 #4950AB #AB4981
split-complementary
#ABA449 #4981AB #7349AB
monochromatic
#555224 #807B37 #ABA449 #C2BC6F #D4D09A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#ABA449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#ABA449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA449
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA449 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A34E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 164, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.113 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be7f',
500: '#aba449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba449; $custom-light: #c6be7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba449",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 164,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.714,
"s": 40.164,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70606,
"c": 0.11329,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.3569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA449
secondary
#8F93C0
accent
#60D058
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C