#ABA97B#ABA97B
#ABA97B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.063 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 22%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 28.1%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, -6.76, 24.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 25.00, 105.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.49% -0.0171 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.49% 0.063 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5578, 38.4645, 24.3390) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.06
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.41
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.48
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.98
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.00
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA97B #7B7DAB
analogous
#AB917B #ABA97B #95AB7B
triadic
#ABA97B #7BABA9 #A97BAB
tetradic
#ABA97B #7BAB91 #7B7DAB #AB7B95
square
#ABA97B #7BAB91 #7B7DAB #AB7B95
split-complementary
#ABA97B #7B95AB #917BAB
monochromatic
#696743 #8E8C5B #ABA97B #C3C1A0 #DBDAC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#ABA97B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#ABA97B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA97B
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA97B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA97B | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba97b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.063 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2a1',
500: '#aba97b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba97b; $custom-light: #c4c2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba97b",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.5,
"s": 22.222,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72487,
"c": 0.06281,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.38464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA97B
secondary
#B7B8CB
accent
#6DBF69
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120F
muted
#82817E