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Recognised as Colour

#ABAB72

  • #ABAB72
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#ABAB72 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 171, 114 and HSL 60°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#ABAB72#ABAB72
HEX#ABAB72
RGBrgb(171, 171, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.4471
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(60, 25.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 33.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,546
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAB72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#54548D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A66Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3A49Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.9Tan · ΔE 16.1Burlywood · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 19Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Wheat · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7272AB
Analogous#AB8F72, #8FAB72
Triadic#72ABAB, #AB72AB
Split complementary#728FAB, #8F72AB
Tetradic#72AB8F, #7272AB, #AB728F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7F2
Lighter +30%#E4E4D2
Lighter +20%#D1D1B2
Lighter +10%#BEBE92
Darker −10%#939357
Darker −20%#737344
Darker −30%#535331
Darker −40%#33331E
More saturated +25%#C7C756
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8E

Channel breakdown

R171
G171
B114
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B 72

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