Colour

#ABA179

#ABA179
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#ABA179 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 161, 121 and HSL 48°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ABA179#ABA179

HEX#ABA179

RGBrgb(171, 161, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6314, 0.4745

RGB percentages67.1%, 63.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(48, 22.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 29.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 29.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,247,993

CSS custom property--colour: #ABA179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#545E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99F76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA27Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B39B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12 Burlywood · ΔE 16.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.3 Dark grey · ΔE 22.6 Wheat · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7983AB

Analogous#AB8879, #9CAB79

Triadic#79ABA1, #A179AB

Split complementary#799CAB, #8879AB

Tetradic#79AB88, #7983AB, #AB799C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF9F6

Lighter +30%#E6E3D7

Lighter +20%#D2CDB8

Lighter +10%#BFB798

Darker −10%#94895D

Darker −20%#756C49

Darker −30%#554F36

Darker −40%#363222

More saturated +25%#C6B15E

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R171

G161

B121

Red171 (67.1%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)22.94%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G A1 · B 79

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