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#AB805F Color

#AB805F is rgb(171, 128, 95) in RGB, hsl(26, 31%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB805F
HEX#AB805F
RGBrgb(171, 128, 95)
HSLhsl(26, 31%, 52%)
HSVhsv(26, 44%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.071 58.6)
LABlab(57.30% 14.01 24.72)
LCHlch(57.30% 28.41 60.47)

What #AB805F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AB805F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#AB805F Channel Values

How #AB805F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 171 · G 128 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 31% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 44% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 44% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB805F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB805F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB805F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AB805F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB805F.

How #AB805F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AB805F
Protanopia#89895F
Protanomaly#98855F
Deuteranopia#90905D
Deuteranomaly#9C8A5E
Tritanopia#AD7C7C
Tritanomaly#AC7E72
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB805F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ab805f: #AB805F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB805F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab805f': '#AB805F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.502, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_ab805f">#AB805F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB805F"

More Orange Colors

#AB805F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB805F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB805F?

#AB805F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(171, 128, 95) in RGB and hsl(26, 31%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.95.

What is the RGB value of #AB805F?

#AB805F is rgb(171, 128, 95) — red 171, green 128, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB805F?

#AB805F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 44%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB805F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB805F scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB805F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB805F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.24, which is visibly different.

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