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Recognised as Colour

#ABA37A

  • #ABA37A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#ABA37A is a yellow with RGB values 171, 163, 122 and HSL 50°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ABA37A#ABA37A
HEX#ABA37A
RGBrgb(171, 163, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6392, 0.4784
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(50.2, 22.6%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 28.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 28.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,506
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA37A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#545C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA47Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B39D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.2Burlywood · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3Dark grey · ΔE 22.8Wheat · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A82AB
Analogous#AB8B7A, #9AAB7A
Triadic#7AABA3, #A37AAB
Split complementary#7A9BAB, #8A7AAB
Tetradic#7AAB8B, #7A82AB, #AB7A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9F7
Lighter +30%#E6E4D8
Lighter +20%#D2CEB9
Lighter +10%#BFB999
Darker −10%#948B5E
Darker −20%#756E4A
Darker −30%#565136
Darker −40%#373322
More saturated +25%#C6B55F
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R171
G163
B122
Red171 (67.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue50.2°
Saturation (HSL)22.58%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A3 · B 7A

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