What color is #ABA767?

#ABA767 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA767?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 103: 171 red, 167 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA767?

The complementary color is #676BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA767?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA767 color

#ABA767 rgb(171, 167, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA767 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 40.4% blue (171, 167, 103).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#ABA767 color codes

HEX	`#ABA767`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.48, -8.2, 33.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.48, 34.59, 103.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 37.275, 18.283)`
Decimal	`11249511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA767, 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 #ABA767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #ABA767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba767; }
.text { color: #aba767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba767, #8dab67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABA767?: #ABA767 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA767?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 103: 171 red, 167 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA767?: The complementary color is #676BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA767?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.