What color is #ABA989?

#ABA989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA989?

The RGB value is 171, 169, 137: 171 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA989?

The complementary color is #898BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA989 color

#ABA989 rgb(171, 169, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA989 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (171, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#ABA989 color codes

HEX	`#ABA989`
RGB	`rgb(171, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.64, -4.74, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.64, 17.47, 105.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.498, 38.84, 29.289)`
Decimal	`11250057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA989, 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 #ABA989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #ABA989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba989; }
.text { color: #aba989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba989, #9cab89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABA989?: #ABA989 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA989?: The RGB value is 171, 169, 137: 171 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA989?: The complementary color is #898BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.