Recognised as Colour
#ABA74E
- #ABA74E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ABA74E is a yellow with RGB values 171, 167, 78 and HSL 57°, 37%, 49%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#ABA74E#ABA74E
HEX#ABA74E
RGBrgb(171, 167, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6549, 0.3059
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(57.4, 37.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 54.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 54.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,486
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA74E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5458B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E52AB
Analogous#AB794E, #81AB4E
Triadic#4EABA7, #A74EAB
Split complementary#4E80AB, #794EAB
Tetradic#4EAB79, #4E52AB, #AB4E80
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G167
B78
Red171 (67.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue57.42°
Saturation (HSL)37.35%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A7 · B 4E
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