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Recognised as Colour

#ABA565

  • #ABA565
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#ABA565 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 165, 101 and HSL 55°, 29%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#ABA565#ABA565
HEX#ABA565
RGBrgb(171, 165, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6471, 0.3961
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(54.9, 29.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.9, 40.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 40.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,997
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#545A9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AFA160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A468no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B49D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#656BAB
Analogous#AB8265, #8EAB65
Triadic#65ABA5, #A565AB
Split complementary#658EAB, #8265AB
Tetradic#65AB82, #656BAB, #AB658E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F3F2E9
Lighter +30%#E1DFC8
Lighter +20%#CFCCA7
Lighter +10%#BDB886
Darker −10%#8F894E
Darker −20%#6E6A3C
Darker −30%#4D4A2A
Darker −40%#2C2A18
More saturated +25%#C9BE47
Less saturated −25%#8D8C83

Channel breakdown

R171
G165
B101
Red171 (67.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue54.86°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A5 · B 65

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