Recognised as Colour
#AB8A27
- #AB8A27
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AB8A27 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 138, 39 and HSL 45°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AB8A27#AB8A27
HEX#AB8A27
RGBrgb(171, 138, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5412, 0.1529
RGB percentages67.1%, 54.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(45, 62.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 77.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 77.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,242,023
CSS custom property--colour: #AB8A27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5475D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2748AB
Analogous#AB4827, #8AAB27
Triadic#27AB8A, #8A27AB
Split complementary#278AAB, #4827AB
Tetradic#27AB48, #2748AB, #AB278A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G138
B39
Red171 (67.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)62.86%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 8A · B 27
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