#ab9b46

Color #ab9b46

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 16.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ab9b46

RGB

rgb(171, 155, 70)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 41.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 59.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 59.1%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.79, -4.92, 45.81)

LCH

lch(63.79, 46.07, 96.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1074, 98.79)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 27.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4656ab

Analogous

#ab6946

#ab9b46

#89ab46

Triadic

#ab9b46

#46ab9b

#9b46ab

Split-complementary

#ab9b46

#4689ab

#6946ab

Tetradic

#ab9b46

#56ab46

#4656ab

#9b46ab

Square

#ab9b46

#46ab69

#4656ab

#ab4689

Shades

Color #ab9b46 mixed toward black.

#8f813a

#72672f

#564e23

#393417

#1d1a0c

Tints

Color #ab9b46 mixed toward white.

#beaf60

#cbbf80

#d8cfa0

#e5dfbf

#f2efdf

Tones

Color #ab9b46 mixed toward gray.

#a3954f

#9a9057

#928a5f

#898468

#817e70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a463 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a669 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#aa7578 · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab9b46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab9b46]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ab9b46 (#ab9b46) is rgb(171, 155, 70) in RGB.

No, #ab9b46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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