#ABA55C#ABA55C
#ABA55C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.095 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 32%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 46%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 46.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.78, -8.32, 38.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.78, 39.31, 102.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% -0.0237 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.095 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1822, 36.3418, 15.4425) |
| Luminance | 0.3634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.19
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.28
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.58
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.91
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA55C #5C62AB
analogous
#AB7E5C #ABA55C #8AAB5C
triadic
#ABA55C #5CABA5 #A55CAB
tetradic
#ABA55C #5CAB7E #5C62AB #AB5C8A
square
#ABA55C #5CAB7E #5C62AB #AB5C8A
split-complementary
#ABA55C #5C8AAB #7E5CAB
monochromatic
#5D5930 #858045 #ABA55C #C0BB84 #D5D2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#ABA55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#ABA55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA55C
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA55C | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A45F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.095 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bf8b',
500: '#aba55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba55c; $custom-light: #c5bf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.443,
"s": 31.984,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71073,
"c": 0.09516,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.36341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA55C
secondary
#A0A3C3
accent
#68C860
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D