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Colour

#AB9600

  • #AB9600
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AB9600 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 150, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AB9600#AB9600
HEX#AB9600
RGBrgb(171, 150, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.5882, 0
RGB percentages67.1%, 58.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,245,056
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5469FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9916no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9897Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Olive · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Dark khaki · ΔE 29.1Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3Peru · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0015AB
Analogous#AB4100, #6AAB00
Triadic#00AB96, #9600AB
Split complementary#006AAB, #4100AB
Tetradic#00AB41, #0015AB, #AB006A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEE78
Lighter +30%#FFE845
Lighter +20%#FFE212
Lighter +10%#DEC300
Darker −10%#786900
Darker −20%#453D00
Darker −30%#121000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB9600
Less saturated −25%#968615

Channel breakdown

R171
G150
B0
Red171 (67.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 96 · B 00

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