What color is #ABA266?

#ABA266 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA266?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 102: 171 red, 162 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA266?

The complementary color is #666FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA266 color

#ABA266 rgb(171, 162, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA266 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 40% blue (171, 162, 102).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#ABA266 color codes

HEX	`#ABA266`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, -5.65, 32.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 32.85, 99.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.114, 35.459, 17.72)`
Decimal	`11248230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA266, 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 #ABA266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #ABA266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba266; }
.text { color: #aba266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba266, #92ab66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA266?: #ABA266 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA266?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 102: 171 red, 162 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA266?: The complementary color is #666FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.