#AB9C8A#AB9C8A
#AB9C8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.031 H 72.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 16%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 19.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.18, 2.48, 11.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.18, 11.69, 77.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% 0.0094 0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.031 72.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2704, 34.2706, 28.9021) |
| Luminance | 0.3427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 2.88
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.49
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.38
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.62
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.66
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9C8A #8A99AB
analogous
#AB8B8A #AB9C8A #A9AB8A
triadic
#AB9C8A #8AAB9C #9C8AAB
tetradic
#AB9C8A #8AAB8B #8A99AB #AB8AA9
square
#AB9C8A #8AAB8B #8A99AB #AB8AA9
split-complementary
#AB9C8A #8AA9AB #8B8AAB
monochromatic
#6D5F4E #907E68 #AB9C8A #C5BAAE #DED8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#AB9C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#AB9C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9C8A
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9C8A | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29C89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A08A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B19897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.031 72.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b9ac',
500: '#ab9c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9c8a; $custom-light: #c4b9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.727,
"s": 16.418,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70076,
"c": 0.03106,
"h": 72.3
},
"luminance": 0.3427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9C8A
secondary
#C2C8CF
accent
#6F9B4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121110
muted
#81807F