Palettes / Colors / #ABA130

#ABA130 — Yellow

#ABA130 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #ABA130 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ABA130 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #303AAB; it also sits naturally between #AB6330 and #78AB30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 63% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 72% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ABA130

.text { color: #ABA130; }
.background { background-color: #ABA130; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA130; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 161, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 56%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA130; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 161, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA130; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 161, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA130">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA130">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #303AAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA130: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA130

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ABA130 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA130 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABA12F  ·  #ABA131 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA130?

#ABA130 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 161, 48). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA130?

#ABA130 is RGB 171, 161, 48 — HSL 55°, 56%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 72%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA130?

Its complement is #303AAB; analogous partners are #AB6330 and #78AB30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA130 for text?

Black text on #ABA130 has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.