#AB853B Color

#AB853B is rgb(171, 133, 59) in RGB, hsl(40, 49%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 65%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB853B

HEX#AB853B

RGBrgb(171, 133, 59)

HSLhsl(40, 49%, 45%)

HSVhsv(40, 65%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 65%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.103 81.7)

LABlab(58.17% 9.09 44.55)

LCHlch(58.17% 45.47 78.47)

What #AB853B 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 #AB853B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 5.71 Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 8.3 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 10.06 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 14.1 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 14.78 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 15.22

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

#AB853B Channel Values

How #AB853B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 133 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 49% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 65% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 65% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.41:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB853B 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB853B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB853B; 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 #AB853B

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 #AB853B.

How #AB853B 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#AB853B

Protanopia#8C8C3A

Protanomaly#9A8A3B

Deuteranopia#939338

Deuteranomaly#9D8E39

Tritanopia#B07F7F

Tritanomaly#AE816A

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #AB853B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab853b: #AB853B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB853B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab853b': '#AB853B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.522, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="color_ab853b">#AB853B</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB853B"

More Yellow Colors

#AB853B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#AB853B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB853B?

#AB853B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(171, 133, 59) in RGB and hsl(40, 49%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #AB853B?

#AB853B is rgb(171, 133, 59) — red 171, green 133, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB853B?

#AB853B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 65%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB853B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB853B scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB853B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB853B 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.89, which is visibly different.

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