#ABAE49#ABAE49
#ABAE49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.124 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ABAE49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 174, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 58%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, -14.69, 50.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 52.41, 106.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% -0.0439 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.124 110.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1341, 39.4118, 12.1639) |
| Luminance | 0.3941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.13
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.42
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.48
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.63
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.73
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ABAE49 #4C49AE
analogous
#AE7E49 #ABAE49 #78AE49
triadic
#ABAE49 #49ABAE #AE49AB
tetradic
#ABAE49 #49AE7E #4C49AE #AE4978
square
#ABAE49 #49AE7E #4C49AE #AE4978
split-complementary
#ABAE49 #4978AE #7E49AE
monochromatic
#565825 #818337 #ABAE49 #C1C371 #D4D59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#ABAE49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#ABAE49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ABAE49
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ABAE49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ABAE49 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA73E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #abae49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 174, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.124 110.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c680',
500: '#abae49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #abae49; $custom-light: #c6c680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#abae49",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 174,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.782,
"s": 40.891,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7281,
"c": 0.12414,
"h": 110.7
},
"luminance": 0.39411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ABAE49
secondary
#9291C2
accent
#57D15B
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F8EF
border
#D1D1CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C