What color is #ABA982?

#ABA982 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 #ABA982?

The RGB value is 171, 169, 130: 171 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA982?

The complementary color is #8284AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA982 color

#ABA982 rgb(171, 169, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA982 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 51% blue (171, 169, 130).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#ABA982 color codes

HEX	`#ABA982`
RGB	`rgb(171, 169, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -5.78, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 21.25, 105.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.012, 38.646, 26.73)`
Decimal	`11250050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA982, 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 #ABA982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #ABA982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba982; }
.text { color: #aba982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 169 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba982, #98ab82); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA982?: #ABA982 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 #ABA982?: The RGB value is 171, 169, 130: 171 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA982?: The complementary color is #8284AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.