Recognised as Colour
#ABA056
- #ABA056
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ABA056 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 160, 86 and HSL 52°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ABA056#ABA056
HEX#ABA056
RGBrgb(171, 160, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6275, 0.3373
RGB percentages67.1%, 62.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(52.2, 33.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 49.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 49.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,702
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA056;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#545FA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5661AB
Analogous#AB7656, #8BAB56
Triadic#56ABA0, #A056AB
Split complementary#568CAB, #7656AB
Tetradic#56AB76, #5661AB, #AB568B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G160
B86
Red171 (67.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue52.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.6%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A0 · B 56
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