#aba897

Color #aba897

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aba897

RGB

rgb(171, 168, 151)

HSL

hsl(51, 10.6%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 11.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 11.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.68, -1.95, 9.17)

LCH

lch(68.68, 9.38, 102.01)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0242, 98.8)

HWB

hwb(51, 59.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979aab

Analogous

#ab9e97

#aba897

#a4ab97

Triadic

#aba897

#97aba8

#a897ab

Split-complementary

#aba897

#97a4ab

#9e97ab

Tetradic

#aba897

#9aab97

#979aab

#a897ab

Square

#aba897

#97ab9e

#979aab

#ab97a4

Shades

Color #aba897 mixed toward black.

#938f79

#777360

#595648

#3b3a30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #aba897 mixed toward white.

#b9b6a8

#c7c5ba

#d5d3cb

#e3e2dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #aba897 mixed toward gray.

#a9a799

#a8a69a

#a6a49c

#a4a39e

#a3a29f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9b · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#aaaa9c · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#ab9f9f · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba897]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#aba897 (#aba897) is rgb(171, 168, 151) in RGB.

No, #aba897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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