#ABA689#ABA689
#ABA689 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.041 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 166, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 17%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 20%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 19.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.83, -3.12, 15.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.83, 16.00, 101.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.0065 0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.041 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9460, 37.7370, 29.1051) |
| Luminance | 0.3774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.17
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.37
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.99
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.10
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.58
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA689 #898EAB
analogous
#AB9589 #ABA689 #9FAB89
triadic
#ABA689 #89ABA6 #A689AB
tetradic
#ABA689 #89AB95 #898EAB #AB899F
square
#ABA689 #89AB95 #898EAB #AB899F
split-complementary
#ABA689 #899FAB #9589AB
monochromatic
#6C684D #908A67 #ABA689 #C4C1AD #DEDCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#ABA689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#ABA689 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA689
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA689 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA487
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA68A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 166, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.041 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c0ab',
500: '#aba689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba689; $custom-light: #c4c0ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba689",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 166,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.176,
"s": 16.832,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72155,
"c": 0.04077,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.37737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA689
secondary
#C1C3CE
accent
#569B4A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F