Colour

#AB9E69

#AB9E69
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#AB9E69 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 158, 105 and HSL 48°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#AB9E69

RGBrgb(171, 158, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6196, 0.4118

RGB percentages67.1%, 62%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(48.2, 28.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 38.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 38.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,247,209

CSS custom property--colour: #AB9E69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#546196

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89B65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA06Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B59691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Burlywood · ΔE 15.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6 Wheat · ΔE 25.3 Navajo white · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6976AB

Analogous#AB7D69, #97AB69

Triadic#69AB9E, #9E69AB

Split complementary#6997AB, #7D69AB

Tetradic#69AB7D, #6976AB, #AB6997

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F3EC

Lighter +30%#E2DDCB

Lighter +20%#D0C8AA

Lighter +10%#BDB38A

Darker −10%#908451

Darker −20%#70663E

Darker −30%#4F482C

Darker −40%#2E2A1A

More saturated +25%#C8B04C

Less saturated −25%#8E8C86

Channel breakdown

R171

G158

B105

Red171 (67.1%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue48.18°

Saturation (HSL)28.21%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G 9E · B 69

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