#AB9E4E#AB9E4E
#AB9E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.103 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB9E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 54.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.69, -5.89, 42.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.69, 43.37, 97.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0182 0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.103 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3976, 33.6628, 12.1026) |
| Luminance | 0.3366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.59
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB9E4E #4E5BAB
analogous
#AB704E #AB9E4E #8AAB4E
triadic
#AB9E4E #4EAB9E #9E4EAB
tetradic
#AB9E4E #4EAB70 #4E5BAB #AB4E8A
square
#AB9E4E #4EAB70 #4E5BAB #AB4E8A
split-complementary
#AB9E4E #4E8AAB #704EAB
monochromatic
#575028 #81773B #AB9E4E #C0B676 #D4CCA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#AB9E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#AB9E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AB9E4E
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB9E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB9E4E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7948C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab9e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.103 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ba82',
500: '#ab9e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab9e4e; $custom-light: #c6ba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab9e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.613,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69362,
"c": 0.10255,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.33662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB9E4E
secondary
#949AC1
accent
#6BCD5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C