#ABAE39#ABAE39
#ABAE39 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.137 H 110.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABAE39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 174, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 67.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -15.77, 57.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 59.16, 105.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.0486 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.137 110.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6702, 39.2263, 9.7206) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.68
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.09
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.23
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.57
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.92
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABAE39 #3C39AE
analogous
#AE7639 #ABAE39 #71AE39
triadic
#ABAE39 #39ABAE #AE39AB
tetradic
#ABAE39 #39AE76 #3C39AE #AE3971
square
#ABAE39 #39AE76 #3C39AE #AE3971
split-complementary
#ABAE39 #3971AE #7639AE
monochromatic
#50521B #7E802A #ABAE39 #C6C95B #D6D889
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#ABAE39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#ABAE39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABAE39
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABAE39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABAE39 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA628
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #abae39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 174, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.137 110.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c676',
500: '#abae39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #abae39; $custom-light: #c7c676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#abae39",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 174,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.538,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7266,
"c": 0.13692,
"h": 110.8
},
"luminance": 0.39225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABAE39
secondary
#8280C3
accent
#4EDA51
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#131209
muted
#82817B