What color is #ABA263?

#ABA263 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA263?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 99: 171 red, 162 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA263?

The complementary color is #636CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA263 color

#ABA263 rgb(171, 162, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA263 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 38.8% blue (171, 162, 99).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#ABA263 color codes

HEX	`#ABA263`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, -5.99, 33.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 34.42, 100.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.968, 35.4, 16.951)`
Decimal	`11248227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA263, 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 #ABA263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #ABA263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba263; }
.text { color: #aba263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba263, #90ab63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABA263?: #ABA263 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA263?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 99: 171 red, 162 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA263?: The complementary color is #636CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.