#AB9D4E#AB9D4E
#AB9D4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.102 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 157, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 54.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.42, -5.35, 42.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.42, 42.98, 97.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0167 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.102 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2277, 33.3231, 12.0460) |
| Luminance | 0.3332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.88
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.75
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 7.37
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.50
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9D4E #4E5CAB
analogous
#AB6F4E #AB9D4E #8BAB4E
triadic
#AB9D4E #4EAB9D #9D4EAB
tetradic
#AB9D4E #4EAB6F #4E5CAB #AB4E8B
square
#AB9D4E #4EAB6F #4E5CAB #AB4E8B
split-complementary
#AB9D4E #4E8BAB #6F4EAB
monochromatic
#575028 #81763B #AB9D4E #C0B576 #D4CCA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#AB9D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#AB9D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9D4E
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9D4E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 157, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.102 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b982',
500: '#ab9d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9d4e; $custom-light: #c6b982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 157,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.968,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69146,
"c": 0.1016,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.33322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9D4E
secondary
#949BC1
accent
#6CCD5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C