Close to Brass
#ABA043
#ABA043 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ABA043.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.68:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.84:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.68:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.84:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABA043 as they’d see it.
#ABA043 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ABA043
What color is #ABA043?
#ABA043 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABA043 in RGB?
#ABA043 is rgb(171, 160, 67): 171 red, 160 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABA043 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 61, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABA043?
PANTONE 7495 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ABA043?
Its complement #9795EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.