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Recognised as Colour

#ABBD27

  • #ABBD27
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ABBD27 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 189, 39 and HSL 67°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ABBD27#ABBD27
HEX#ABBD27
RGBrgb(171, 189, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7412, 0.1529
RGB percentages67.1%, 74.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(67.2, 65.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 79.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK9.5%, 0%, 79.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,255,079
CSS custom property--colour: #ABBD27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5442D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6B2A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.6Olive · ΔE 26.1Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7Khaki · ΔE 31.9Goldenrod · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3927BD
Analogous#BD8427, #60BD27
Triadic#27ABBD, #BD27AB
Split complementary#2760BD, #8427BD
Tetradic#27BD84, #3927BD, #BD2760

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF2BE
Lighter +30%#DFE994
Lighter +20%#D2E06A
Lighter +10%#C5D740
Darker −10%#85931E
Darker −20%#5F6816
Darker −30%#383E0D
Darker −40%#121404
More saturated +25%#C1DA0B
Less saturated −25%#95A144

Channel breakdown

R171
G189
B39
Red171 (67.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue67.2°
Saturation (HSL)65.79%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G BD · B 27

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