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#ABA37D

#ABA37D is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.54:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

8.27:1 AAA
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2.54:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.27:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABA37D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ABA37D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #ABA37D?

#ABA37D is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ABA37D in RGB?

#ABA37D is rgb(171, 163, 125): 171 red, 163 green, and 125 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ABA37D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 27, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ABA37D?

PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ABA37D?

Its complement #99A1C7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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