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#ABA26D Color

#ABA26D is rgb(171, 162, 109) in RGB, hsl(51, 27%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABA26D
HEX#ABA26D
RGBrgb(171, 162, 109)
HSLhsl(51, 27%, 55%)
HSVhsv(51, 36%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.072 99.7)
LABlab(66.44% -2.57 28.84)
LCHlch(66.44% 28.96 95.09)

What #ABA26D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ABA26D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#ABA26D Channel Values

How #ABA26D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 162 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 27% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 36% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 36% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABA26D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABA26D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABA26D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ABA26D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABA26D.

How #ABA26D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ABA26D
Protanopia#A4A46D
Protanomaly#A7A36D
Deuteranopia#A5A56D
Deuteranomaly#A7A46D
Tritanopia#B09D9D
Tritanomaly#AE9F8C
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABA26D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aba26d: #ABA26D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABA26D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aba26d': '#ABA26D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.635, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_aba26d">#ABA26D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABA26D"

More Yellow Colors

#ABA26D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABA26D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABA26D?

#ABA26D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(171, 162, 109) in RGB and hsl(51, 27%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #ABA26D?

#ABA26D is rgb(171, 162, 109) — red 171, green 162, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABA26D?

#ABA26D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABA26D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABA26D scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABA26D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABA26D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.09, which is visibly different.

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