Recognised as Colour

#ABA87A

#ABA87A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#ABA87A is a yellow with RGB values 171, 168, 122 and HSL 56°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ABA87A#ABA87A

HEX#ABA87A

RGBrgb(171, 168, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.4784

RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(56.3, 22.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 28.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.8%, 28.7%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,249,786

CSS custom property--colour: #ABA87A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#545785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A577no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A77Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.2 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.9 Wheat · ΔE 22.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A7DAB

Analogous#AB907A, #95AB7A

Triadic#7AABA8, #A87AAB

Split complementary#7A95AB, #907AAB

Tetradic#7AAB90, #7A7DAB, #AB7A95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAF7

Lighter +30%#E6E5D8

Lighter +20%#D2D1B9

Lighter +10%#BFBC99

Darker −10%#94915E

Darker −20%#75724A

Darker −30%#565436

Darker −40%#373522

More saturated +25%#C6C05F

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R171

G168

B122

Red171 (67.1%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue56.33°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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