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Recognised as Colour

#AB8500

  • #AB8500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AB8500 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 133, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AB8500#AB8500
HEX#AB8500
RGBrgb(171, 133, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5216, 0
RGB percentages67.1%, 52.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.7, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,240,704
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#547AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A08E10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BA7871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.8Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Olive · ΔE 19.1Peru · ΔE 22.9Sandy brown · ΔE 29.5Orange · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0026AB
Analogous#AB3000, #7BAB00
Triadic#00AB85, #8500AB
Split complementary#007BAB, #3000AB
Tetradic#00AB30, #0026AB, #AB007B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE178
Lighter +30%#FFD645
Lighter +20%#FFCA12
Lighter +10%#DEAD00
Darker −10%#785D00
Darker −20%#453600
Darker −30%#120E00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB8500
Less saturated −25%#967915

Channel breakdown

R171
G133
B0
Red171 (67.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 85 · B 00

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