What color is #ABA368?

#ABA368 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 #ABA368?

The RGB value is 171, 163, 104: 171 red, 163 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA368?

The complementary color is #6870AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA368 color

#ABA368 rgb(171, 163, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA368 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green and 40.8% blue (171, 163, 104).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#ABA368 color codes

HEX	`#ABA368`
RGB	`rgb(171, 163, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -5.96, 31.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 32.25, 100.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.391, 35.853, 18.308)`
Decimal	`11248488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA368, 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 #ABA368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #ABA368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba368; }
.text { color: #aba368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 163 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba368, #92ab68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA368?: #ABA368 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 #ABA368?: The RGB value is 171, 163, 104: 171 red, 163 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA368?: The complementary color is #6870AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.