Recognised as Colour
#AB9A4C
- #AB9A4C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AB9A4C is a yellow with RGB values 171, 154, 76 and HSL 49°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AB9A4C#AB9A4C
HEX#AB9A4C
RGBrgb(171, 154, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6039, 0.298
RGB percentages67.1%, 60.4%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(49.3, 38.5%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 55.6%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 55.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,246,156
CSS custom property--colour: #AB9A4C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5465B3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C5DAB
Analogous#AB6A4C, #8CAB4C
Triadic#4CAB9A, #9A4CAB
Split complementary#4C8CAB, #6B4CAB
Tetradic#4CAB6B, #4C5DAB, #AB4C8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G154
B76
Red171 (67.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue49.26°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G 9A · B 4C
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