#abae96

Color #abae96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#abae96

RGB

rgb(171, 174, 150)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 12.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 13.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 13.8%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(70.27, -5.34, 11.98)

LCH

lch(70.27, 13.12, 114.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0337, 113.06)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 58.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9996ae

Analogous

#aea596

#abae96

#9fae96

Triadic

#abae96

#96abae

#ae96ab

Split-complementary

#abae96

#969fae

#a596ae

Tetradic

#abae96

#96ae99

#9996ae

#ae96ab

Square

#abae96

#96aea5

#9996ae

#ae969f

Shades

Color #abae96 mixed toward black.

#939677

#767a5e

#595b47

#3b3d2f

#1e1e18

Tints

Color #abae96 mixed toward white.

#b9bba7

#c7c9b9

#d5d6ca

#e3e4dc

#f1f1ed

Tones

Color #abae96 mixed toward gray.

#a9ac98

#a8aa9a

#a6a89c

#a5a69e

#a3a4a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9c · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#acac9e · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#aba1a2 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #abae96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abae96]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#abae96 (#abae96) is rgb(171, 174, 150) in RGB.

No, #abae96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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