Close to Sage
#ABA387
#ABA387 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 18% saturation and 60% 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 #ABA387.
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
2.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.32:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABA387 as they’d see it.
#ABA387 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 #ABA387
What color is #ABA387?
#ABA387 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ABA387 in RGB?
#ABA387 is rgb(171, 163, 135): 171 red, 163 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ABA387 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 21, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ABA387?
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 #ABA387?
Its complement #9BA2BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.