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Recognised as Colour

#ABAE2D

  • #ABAE2D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ABAE2D is a yellow with RGB values 171, 174, 45 and HSL 61°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ABAE2D#ABAE2D
HEX#ABAE2D
RGBrgb(171, 174, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6824, 0.1765
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.2%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(61.4, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.4, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 74.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,245
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAE2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5451D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA611no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7A395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 17.9Olivedrab · ΔE 21.9Yellow green · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8Goldenrod · ΔE 26.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#302DAE
Analogous#AE712D, #6AAE2D
Triadic#2DABAE, #AE2DAB
Split complementary#2D6AAE, #712DAE
Tetradic#2DAE71, #302DAE, #AE2D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDBA
Lighter +30%#E1E391
Lighter +20%#D6D869
Lighter +10%#CACE40
Darker −10%#838523
Darker −20%#5B5D18
Darker −30%#34340E
Darker −40%#0C0C03
More saturated +25%#C5C912
Less saturated −25%#919348

Channel breakdown

R171
G174
B45
Red171 (67.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue61.4°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G AE · B 2D

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