What color is #ABA071?

#ABA071 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA071?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 113: 171 red, 160 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA071?

The complementary color is #717CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA071 color

#ABA071 rgb(171, 160, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA071 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 44.3% blue (171, 160, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#ABA071 color codes

HEX	`#ABA071`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -3.25, 25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 26.19, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.346, 34.993, 20.67)`
Decimal	`11247729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA071, 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 #ABA071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #ABA071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba071; }
.text { color: #aba071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba071, #99ab71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA071?: #ABA071 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA071?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 113: 171 red, 160 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA071?: The complementary color is #717CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.