What color is #ABA68D?

#ABA68D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA68D?

The RGB value is 171, 166, 141: 171 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA68D?

The complementary color is #8D92AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA68D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA68D color

#ABA68D rgb(171, 166, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA68D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green and 55.3% blue (171, 166, 141).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#ABA68D color codes

HEX	`#ABA68D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 166, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, -2.5, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 13.84, 100.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.238, 37.854, 30.644)`
Decimal	`11249293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA68D, 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 #ABA68D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA68D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #ABA68D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba68d; }
.text { color: #aba68d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba68d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 166 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba68d, #a1ab8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABA68D?: #ABA68D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA68D?: The RGB value is 171, 166, 141: 171 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA68D?: The complementary color is #8D92AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA68D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.