#ABA98D#ABA98D
#ABA98D is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.039 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA98D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 15%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 18%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 17.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.72, -4.12, 14.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.72, 15.30, 105.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.89% -0.0094 0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.89% 0.039 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7900, 38.9574, 30.8282) |
| Luminance | 0.3896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.27
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.86
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.90
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.22
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.51
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA98D #8D8FAB
analogous
#AB9A8D #ABA98D #9EAB8D
triadic
#ABA98D #8DABA9 #A98DAB
tetradic
#ABA98D #8DAB9A #8D8FAB #AB8D9E
square
#ABA98D #8DAB9A #8D8FAB #AB8D9E
split-complementary
#ABA98D #8D9EAB #9A8DAB
monochromatic
#6D6B50 #908E6A #ABA98D #C5C4B0 #DFDED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#ABA98D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#ABA98D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA98D
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA98D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA98D | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba98d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.039 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2ae',
500: '#aba98d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba98d; $custom-light: #c4c2ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba98d",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56,
"s": 15.152,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72889,
"c": 0.03904,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.38957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA98D
secondary
#C4C5D0
accent
#51994C
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F