Information about #ABA88E color

#ABA88E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ABA88E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 168, 142) — 67.1% red, 65.9% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 11 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned golden yellow, #ABA88E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Linen (#A9A790). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bland (#AFA88B) and Double Tana (#A8A48C).

The recipe behind #ABA88E is rgb(171, 168, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #ABA88E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #ABA88E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ABA88E color variations

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

#ABA88E 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 #ABA88E

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

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Double Tana color link
Double Tana

#A8A48C

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Double Ash color link
Double Ash

#A7A392

Treetops color link
Treetops

#A6A28F

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABA88E
  • RGB171, 168, 142
  • CMYK0, 1, 11, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 168, 142)
  • HSL54°, 15%, 61%
  • HSL Precise53.793°, 14.721%, 61.373%
  • HSV54°, 17%, 67%
  • HSB54°, 17%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.659, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.659, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.659, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABA88E
  • DECIMAL ID11249806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01