#AB8D32#AB8D32

#AB8D32 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.113 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB8D32
RGB	rgb(171, 141, 50)
HSL	hsl(45, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(45, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 70.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.83, 1.39, 50.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.83, 50.67, 88.43°)
OKLab	oklab(65.43% -0.0007 0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(65.43% 0.113 90.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8966, 27.9396, 6.9932)
Luminance	0.2794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB8D32 #3250AB

analogous

#AB5032 #AB8D32 #8CAB32

triadic

#AB8D32 #32AB8D #8D32AB

tetradic

#AB8D32 #32AB50 #3250AB #AB328C

square

#AB8D32 #32AB50 #3250AB #AB328C

split-complementary

#AB8D32 #328CAB #5032AB

monochromatic

#4C3F16 #7C6624 #AB8D32 #CBAD4F #D9C37E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#AB8D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#AB8D32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB8D32

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB8D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB8D32	1.00	3.19	6.59	6.59
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9D8B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A49436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9817A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab8d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 141, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.113 90.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8ae6f',
    500: '#ab8d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab8d32;
$custom-light: #c8ae6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab8d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.124,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65432,
    "c": 0.11335,
    "h": 90.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB8D32

secondary

#7789C2

accent

#6EDE4A

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F9F4EC

border

#D2CEC7

text

#141008

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB8D32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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