#AB9531#AB9531
#AB9531 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.119 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9531 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 149, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 55%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 71%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 71.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.98, -3.03, 53.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.98, 53.32, 93.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.12% -0.0135 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.12% 0.119 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0978, 30.3760, 7.2883) |
| Luminance | 0.3038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.39
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.45
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.04
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9531 #3147AB
analogous
#AB5831 #AB9531 #84AB31
triadic
#AB9531 #31AB95 #9531AB
tetradic
#AB9531 #31AB58 #3147AB #AB3184
square
#AB9531 #31AB58 #3147AB #AB3184
split-complementary
#AB9531 #3184AB #5831AB
monochromatic
#4C4216 #7B6C23 #AB9531 #CCB54D #DAC97D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#AB9531 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#AB9531 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9531
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9531 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9531 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49222
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B98A81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9531; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 149, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.119 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b36f',
500: '#ab9531',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9531; $custom-light: #c8b36f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9531",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 149,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.18,
"s": 55.455,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67123,
"c": 0.11939,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.30375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9531
secondary
#7583C2
accent
#64DF49
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#82807B