All About Color #AB8B21

#AB8B21

About #AB8B21

#AB8B21 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #AB8B21. In RGB it is red 171, green 139, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 46°, saturation 68%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 19%, 81%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.26:1 on white and 6.45:1 on black.

#AB8B21 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAB, 8B, 21
CMYK0.00%, 18.71%, 80.70%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal171, 139, 33
HSL46°, 68%, 40%
RGB Octal253, 213, 41
HSV (HSB)46.09°, 80.70%, 67.06%
RGB Binary10101011, 10001011, 100001
CIE-L*AB59.19, 1.73, 56.57
RGB Percent67.06%, 54.51%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH59.19, 56.60, 88.24
XYZ26.30, 27.23, 5.31
CIE-L*UV59.19, 27.38, 58.07
xyY0.45, 0.46, 27.23
Hunter-Lab52.19, -1.36, 30.50
RYB29.28%, 67.06%, 12.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AB8B21 on a dark background: contrast 6.45:1, passes WCAG AA.
#AB8B21 on a light background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AB8B21, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #AB8B21. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#AB8B21 · #DDBB4B · #5E4C12 · #2141AB · #4B6DDD

Analogous palette

#AB2141 · #AB4621 · #AB8B21 · #86AB21 · #41AB21

Triadic palette

#AB8B21 · #21AB8B · #8B21AB · #DDBB4B · #4BDDBB

Tetradic palette

#AB8B21 · #21AB46 · #2141AB · #AB2186 · #5E4C12

Monochromatic palette

#2B2308 · #6B5714 · #AB8B21 · #DAB63E · #E7CE7E

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