Information about #ABA259 color

#ABA259 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABA259 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 162, 89) — 67.1% red, 63.5% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 32 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #ABA259 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gingko (#A59C55). Slightly further away sit Bullet Shell (#AF9B60) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

The recipe behind #ABA259 is rgb(171, 162, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABA259 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ABA259 color variations

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

#ABA259 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 #ABA259

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

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA259
  • RGB171, 162, 89
  • CMYK0, 4, 32, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 162, 89)
  • HSL53°, 33%, 51%
  • HSL Precise53.415°, 32.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV53°, 48%, 67%
  • HSB53°, 48%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.635, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.635, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.635, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDABA259
  • DECIMAL ID11248217
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01