What color is #ABA47D?

#ABA47D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA47D?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 125: 171 red, 164 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA47D?

The complementary color is #7D84AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA47D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA47D color

#ABA47D rgb(171, 164, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA47D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 49% blue (171, 164, 125).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#ABA47D color codes

HEX	`#ABA47D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -3.81, 21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 21.54, 100.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.772, 36.69, 24.701)`
Decimal	`11248765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA47D, 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 #ABA47D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA47D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #ABA47D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba47d; }
.text { color: #aba47d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba47d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba47d, #9bab7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABA47D?: #ABA47D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA47D?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 125: 171 red, 164 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA47D?: The complementary color is #7D84AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA47D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.