#ABA45B#ABA45B
#ABA45B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.095 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA45B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 164, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 32%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 47%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 46.8%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -7.89, 38.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 39.38, 101.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.84% -0.0225 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.84% 0.095 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9591, 35.9651, 15.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.46
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.99
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.61
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.68
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA45B #5B62AB
analogous
#AB7C5B #ABA45B #8AAB5B
triadic
#ABA45B #5BABA4 #A45BAB
tetradic
#ABA45B #5BAB7C #5B62AB #AB5B8A
square
#ABA45B #5BAB7C #5B62AB #AB5B8A
split-complementary
#ABA45B #5B8AAB #7C5BAB
monochromatic
#5C582F #857F44 #ABA45B #C0BA83 #D4D1AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#ABA45B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#ABA45B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA45B
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA45B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA45B | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9F55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba45b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 164, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.095 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5be8b',
500: '#aba45b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba45b; $custom-light: #c5be8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba45b",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 164,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.75,
"s": 32.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70841,
"c": 0.09516,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.35964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA45B
secondary
#9FA2C3
accent
#69C85F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D