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#aba356 color: Desert Locust

#aba356 is rgb(171, 163, 86) in RGB and oklch(70.552% 0.09943 103.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.6%
0.099
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aba356

#aba356 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aba356 mixed with white

  1. aba356
  2. b3ac68
  3. bbb579
  4. c3be8a
  5. ccc89b
  6. d4d1ac
  7. dcdabc
  8. e5e3cd
  9. eeecdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aba356 mixed with black

  1. aba356
  2. 948d4a
  3. 7e783e
  4. 686332
  5. 544f27
  6. 403c1c
  7. 2d2a12
  8. 1b1908
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aba356 with less saturation

  1. aba356
  2. aaa35f
  3. a9a367
  4. a7a36f
  5. a6a277
  6. a5a27e
  7. a4a285
  8. a3a18c
  9. a2a193
  10. a1a099

Questions about #aba356

What color is #aba356?

#aba356 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(171, 163, 86), in HSL hsl(54.35, 33.6%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.552% 0.09943 103.325).

What colors go well with #aba356?

The complementary color of #aba356 is #9898dc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c69656 and #87ae6d. The triadic partners are #50aecd and #cc87b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aba356?

Black text reads better on #aba356: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aba356 a warm or cool color?

#aba356 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.099.