#ABA98E#ABA98E
#ABA98E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.038 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 15%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 17%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 17%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.74, -3.96, 14.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.74, 14.76, 105.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% -0.009 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.038 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8647, 38.9873, 31.2219) |
| Luminance | 0.3899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.29
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.91
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.61
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.92
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.58
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABA98E #8E90AB
analogous
#AB9B8E #ABA98E #9FAB8E
triadic
#ABA98E #8EABA9 #A98EAB
tetradic
#ABA98E #8EAB9B #8E90AB #AB8E9F
square
#ABA98E #8EAB9B #8E90AB #AB8E9F
split-complementary
#ABA98E #8E9FAB #9B8EAB
monochromatic
#6D6B51 #908E6B #ABA98E #C5C4B1 #DFDED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#ABA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#ABA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABA98E
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABA98E | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aba98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.038 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2af',
500: '#aba98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aba98e; $custom-light: #c4c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aba98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.862,
"s": 14.721,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72913,
"c": 0.03769,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.38987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABA98E
secondary
#C5C6D0
accent
#52994D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F