What color is #ABA072?

#ABA072 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 #ABA072?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 114: 171 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA072?

The complementary color is #727DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA072 color

#ABA072 rgb(171, 160, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA072 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 44.7% blue (171, 160, 114).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% 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).

#ABA072 color codes

HEX	`#ABA072`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, -3.13, 25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 25.66, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.403, 35.015, 20.968)`
Decimal	`11247730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA072, 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 #ABA072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #ABA072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba072; }
.text { color: #aba072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba072, #9aab72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA072?: #ABA072 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 #ABA072?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 114: 171 red, 160 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA072?: The complementary color is #727DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.