Close to Citron
#ABA115
#ABA115 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green, and 8.2% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 78% saturation and 38% 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 #ABA115.
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 #ABA115 as they’d see it.
#ABA115 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ABA115
What color is #ABA115?
#ABA115 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green, and 8.2% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 78% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABA115 in RGB?
#ABA115 is rgb(171, 161, 21): 171 red, 161 green, and 21 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABA115 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 88, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABA115?
PANTONE 104 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ABA115?
Its complement #A88DF9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.