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Information about #ABA00D color

#ABA00D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABA00D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 160, 13) — 67.1% red, 62.7% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 62 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ABA00D reads as a intensely saturated yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vomit (#A2A415). Nearby in the Register you will also find Puke (#A5A502) and Strong Olive (#A8A800).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 160, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ABA00D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ABA00D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ABA00D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA00D
  • RGB171, 160, 13
  • CMYK0, 4, 62, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 160, 13)
  • HSL56°, 86%, 36%
  • HSL Precise55.823°, 85.87%, 36.078%
  • HSV56°, 92%, 67%
  • HSB56°, 92%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.627, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.627, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.627, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDABA00D
  • DECIMAL ID11247629
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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