What color is #ABA279?

#ABA279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA279?

The RGB value is 171, 162, 121: 171 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA279?

The complementary color is #7982AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA279 color

#ABA279 rgb(171, 162, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA279 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (171, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#ABA279 color codes

HEX	`#ABA279`
RGB	`rgb(171, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, -3.28, 22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 22.79, 98.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.166, 35.88, 23.264)`
Decimal	`11248249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA279, 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 #ABA279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #ABA279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba279; }
.text { color: #aba279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba279, #9bab79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA279?: #ABA279 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA279?: The RGB value is 171, 162, 121: 171 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA279?: The complementary color is #7982AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.