Information about #ABA642 color

#ABA642 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABA642 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 166, 66) — 67.1% red, 65.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 41 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #ABA642 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brass (#B5A642) and Moderate Gold (#A89C4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 166, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ABA642: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #ABA642 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ABA642 color variations

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

#ABA642 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 #ABA642

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA642
  • RGB171, 166, 66
  • CMYK0, 2, 41, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 166, 66)
  • HSL57°, 44%, 46%
  • HSL Precise57.143°, 44.304%, 46.471%
  • HSV57°, 61%, 67%
  • HSB57°, 61%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.651, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.651, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.651, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDABA642
  • DECIMAL ID11249218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01