#ABA55E#ABA55E
#ABA55E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.093 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 45%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.81, -8.11, 37.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.81, 38.30, 102.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0229 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.093 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2708, 36.3772, 15.9091) |
| Luminance | 0.3638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 0.90
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.18
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.35
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.87
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA55E #5E64AB
analogous
#AB7F5E #ABA55E #8BAB5E
triadic
#ABA55E #5EABA5 #A55EAB
tetradic
#ABA55E #5EAB7F #5E64AB #AB5E8B
square
#ABA55E #5EAB7F #5E64AB #AB5E8B
split-complementary
#ABA55E #5E8BAB #7F5EAB
monochromatic
#5E5A31 #868146 #ABA55E #C0BB86 #D5D2AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#ABA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#ABA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA55E
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA55E | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B59D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.093 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bf8d',
500: '#aba55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba55e; $custom-light: #c5bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.325,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71103,
"c": 0.09296,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.36376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA55E
secondary
#A2A4C3
accent
#68C860
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D