#ABA474#ABA474
#ABA474 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.066 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 164, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 25%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 32%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 32.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, -5.02, 25.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 26.36, 100.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.27% -0.0124 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.27% 0.066 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2227, 36.4706, 21.8090) |
| Luminance | 0.3647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.42
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.18
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.51
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.60
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.41
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA474 #747BAB
analogous
#AB8974 #ABA474 #97AB74
triadic
#ABA474 #74ABA4 #A474AB
tetradic
#ABA474 #74AB89 #747BAB #AB7497
square
#ABA474 #74AB89 #747BAB #AB7497
split-complementary
#ABA474 #7497AB #8974AB
monochromatic
#67613E #8D8655 #ABA474 #C2BD9A #D9D6C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#ABA474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#ABA474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA474
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA474 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA171
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA476
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 164, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.066 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4be9c',
500: '#aba474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba474; $custom-light: #c4be9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba474",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 164,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.364,
"s": 24.664,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71271,
"c": 0.06573,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.3647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA474
secondary
#B2B5C9
accent
#72C167
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E