Recognised as Colour
#ABA109
- #ABA109
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ABA109 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 161, 9 and HSL 56°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ABA109#ABA109
HEX#ABA109
RGBrgb(171, 161, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6314, 0.0353
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.1%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(56.3, 90%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 94.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 94.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,247,881
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA109;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 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#989898
Inverted#545EF6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0913AB
Analogous#AB5009, #64AB09
Triadic#09ABA1, #A109AB
Split complementary#0964AB, #5009AB
Tetradic#09AB50, #0913AB, #AB0964
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G161
B9
Red171 (67.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue56.3°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A1 · B 09
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