#AB9B4E#AB9B4E
#AB9B4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.100 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 155, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 54.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, -4.28, 42.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 42.22, 95.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.72% -0.0136 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.72% 0.1 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8921, 32.6519, 11.9341) |
| Luminance | 0.3265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.56
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.13
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9B4E #4E5EAB
analogous
#AB6D4E #AB9B4E #8DAB4E
triadic
#AB9B4E #4EAB9B #9B4EAB
tetradic
#AB9B4E #4EAB6D #4E5EAB #AB4E8D
square
#AB9B4E #4EAB6D #4E5EAB #AB4E8D
split-complementary
#AB9B4E #4E8DAB #6D4EAB
monochromatic
#574F28 #81753B #AB9B4E #C0B476 #D4CBA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#AB9B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#AB9B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9B4E
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9B4E | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89847
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9D51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 155, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.100 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b882',
500: '#ab9b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9b4e; $custom-light: #c6b882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 155,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.677,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68715,
"c": 0.09976,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.32651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9B4E
secondary
#949CC1
accent
#6ECD5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C