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ABA970

#ABA970 closest to Cardamom

#ABA970 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Cardamom. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 43.9% blue (rgb(171, 169, 112)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 26% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black. #ABA970 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.64:1.

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Variations of #ABA970

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ABA970 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

ABA9707072AB
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

ABA97070ABA9A970AB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ABA970 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ABA970 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4A772
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A56C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1A66E
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4A772
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1A871
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3A29B
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEA686
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A79B

#ABA970 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#ABA970 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.64:1 Very good#ABA970 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ABA970 in CSS

/* Cardamom */
.color { color: #ABA970; }
.background { background-color: #ABA970; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ABA970; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(171 169 112);
color: hsl(58 26% 55%);
color: oklch(0.723 0.077 106.5);

#ABA970 FAQ

What color is #ABA970?

#ABA970 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ABA970?

#ABA970 is rgb(171, 169, 112) in RGB, hsl(58, 26%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 35%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ABA970?

The complementary color of #ABA970 is #7072AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ABA970?

Black text has the best contrast on #ABA970: 8.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ABA970 a warm or cool color?

#ABA970 is a warm color.