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#aba452 color: Desert Locust

#aba452 is rgb(171, 164, 82) in RGB and oklch(70.716% 0.1046 104.344) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.7%
0.105
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aba452

#aba452 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.16:1, 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: #aba452 mixed with white

  1. aba452
  2. b3ad65
  3. bbb677
  4. c3bf88
  5. cbc899
  6. d4d1aa
  7. dcdabb
  8. e5e4cc
  9. ededdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aba452 mixed with black

  1. aba452
  2. 948e46
  3. 7e793b
  4. 68642f
  5. 545025
  6. 403d1a
  7. 2d2b11
  8. 1b1a08
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aba452 with less saturation

  1. aba452
  2. aaa45c
  3. a9a465
  4. a8a36d
  5. a6a375
  6. a5a37d
  7. a4a285
  8. a3a28c
  9. a2a293
  10. a1a19a

Questions about #aba452

What color is #aba452?

#aba452 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(171, 164, 82), in HSL hsl(55.28, 35.18%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.716% 0.1046 104.344).

What colors go well with #aba452?

The complementary color of #aba452 is #9997e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c79751 and #85af6b. The triadic partners are #4baed1 and #cf86b0.

Is white or black text more readable on #aba452?

Black text reads better on #aba452: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aba452 a warm or cool color?

#aba452 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.105.