Colour

#ABA48C

#ABA48C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#ABA48C is a yellow with RGB values 171, 164, 140 and HSL 46°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABA48C#ABA48C

HEX#ABA48C

RGBrgb(171, 164, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6431, 0.549

RGB percentages67.1%, 64.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(46.5, 15.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 18.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 18.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,248,780

CSS custom property--colour: #ABA48C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#545B73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A38Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABA58Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B0A09Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.6 Tan · ΔE 15 Silver · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C93AB

Analogous#AB958C, #A3AB8C

Triadic#8CABA4, #A48CAB

Split complementary#8CA3AB, #958CAB

Tetradic#8CAB95, #8C93AB, #AB8CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEAE4

Lighter +20%#D6D3C7

Lighter +10%#C1BBA9

Darker −10%#958D6F

Darker −20%#797158

Darker −30%#5B5643

Darker −40%#3E3A2D

More saturated +25%#C4B273

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R171

G164

B140

Red171 (67.1%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue46.45°

Saturation (HSL)15.58%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G A4 · B 8C

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Colour values

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