#ABA44E#ABA44E
#ABA44E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.109 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 54.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.34, -9.08, 44.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.34, 45.79, 101.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.67% -0.0273 0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.67% 0.109 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4461, 35.7599, 12.4521) |
| Luminance | 0.3576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.41
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.80
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.13
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.72
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 7.87
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA44E #4E55AB
analogous
#AB764E #ABA44E #84AB4E
triadic
#ABA44E #4EABA4 #A44EAB
tetradic
#ABA44E #4EAB76 #4E55AB #AB4E84
square
#ABA44E #4EAB76 #4E55AB #AB4E84
split-complementary
#ABA44E #4E84AB #764EAB
monochromatic
#575328 #817C3B #ABA44E #C0BB76 #D4D0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#ABA44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#ABA44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA44E
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA44E | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A352
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.109 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be82',
500: '#aba44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba44e; $custom-light: #c6be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.484,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70665,
"c": 0.10856,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.35759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA44E
secondary
#9498C1
accent
#63CD5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C