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Recognised as Colour

#AB9039

  • #AB9039
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AB9039 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 144, 57 and HSL 46°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AB9039#AB9039
HEX#AB9039
RGBrgb(171, 144, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5647, 0.2235
RGB percentages67.1%, 56.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(45.8, 50%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 66.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 66.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,243,577
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#546FC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8E2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6963Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9857Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Olive · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 21.3Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Burlywood · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3954AB
Analogous#AB5739, #8DAB39
Triadic#39AB90, #9039AB
Split complementary#398DAB, #5739AB
Tetradic#39AB57, #3954AB, #AB398D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE2C4
Lighter +30%#DFCF9E
Lighter +20%#D2BD78
Lighter +10%#C5AA52
Darker −10%#85702C
Darker −20%#5F501F
Darker −30%#382F13
Darker −40%#120F06
More saturated +25%#C79F1C
Less saturated −25%#8F8156

Channel breakdown

R171
G144
B57
Red171 (67.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue45.79°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 90 · B 39

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