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Recognised as Colour

#ABA900

  • #ABA900
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ABA900 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 169, 0 and HSL 59°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ABA900#ABA900
HEX#ABA900
RGBrgb(171, 169, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(59.3, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.3, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,920
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5456FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA61Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B89D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.2Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Yellow green · ΔE 25Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Gold · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0002AB
Analogous#AB5300, #58AB00
Triadic#00ABA9, #A900AB
Split complementary#0058AB, #5300AB
Tetradic#00AB53, #0002AB, #AB0058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFD78
Lighter +30%#FFFD45
Lighter +20%#FFFC12
Lighter +10%#DEDB00
Darker −10%#787700
Darker −20%#454400
Darker −30%#121200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#ABA900
Less saturated −25%#969415

Channel breakdown

R171
G169
B0
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue59.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B 00

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