What color is #ABA064?

#ABA064 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA064?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 100: 171 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA064?

The complementary color is #646FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA064 color

#ABA064 rgb(171, 160, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA064 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 39.2% blue (171, 160, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#ABA064 color codes

HEX	`#ABA064`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -4.8, 32.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 33.04, 98.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.666, 34.721, 17.088)`
Decimal	`11247716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA064, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ABA064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ABA064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba064; }
.text { color: #aba064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba064, #93ab64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA064?: #ABA064 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA064?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 100: 171 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA064?: The complementary color is #646FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.