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#aba15c color: Mediaeval Sulphur

#aba15c is rgb(171, 161, 92) in RGB and oklch(70.206% 0.09088 101.135) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

70.2%
0.091
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aba15c

#aba15c is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Sulphur (#a79f5c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aba15c mixed with white

  1. aba15c
  2. b3aa6d
  3. bbb47d
  4. c3bd8e
  5. ccc69e
  6. d4d0ae
  7. dcd9be
  8. e5e2ce
  9. eeecde
  10. f6f5ef

Darker: #aba15c mixed with black

  1. aba15c
  2. 948b4f
  3. 7e7642
  4. 686236
  5. 544e2a
  6. 403c1f
  7. 2d2a14
  8. 1b190a
  9. 0b0903
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aba15c with less saturation

  1. aba15c
  2. aaa164
  3. a8a16b
  4. a7a173
  5. a6a179
  6. a5a080
  7. a4a086
  8. a2a08d
  9. a1a093
  10. a09f99

Questions about #aba15c

What color is #aba15c?

#aba15c is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Mediaeval Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(171, 161, 92), in HSL hsl(52.41, 31.98%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.206% 0.09088 101.135).

What colors go well with #aba15c?

The complementary color of #aba15c is #9599d7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c3955e and #8bab6f. The triadic partners are #57acc7 and #c689b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aba15c?

Black text reads better on #aba15c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aba15c a warm or cool color?

#aba15c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.091.