#AB945F Color

#AB945F is rgb(171, 148, 95) in RGB, hsl(42, 31%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB945F

HEX#AB945F

RGBrgb(171, 148, 95)

HSLhsl(42, 31%, 52%)

HSVhsv(42, 44%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.076 86.9)

LABlab(62.49% 3.45 31.30)

LCHlch(62.49% 31.49 83.71)

What #AB945F 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 #AB945F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.14 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 8.75 Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 10.67 Ecru#C2B280ΔE 11.51 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 12.87 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 13.38

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

#AB945F Channel Values

How #AB945F 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 148 · B 95	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 31% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 44% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 44% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.94:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB945F 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AB945F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB945F; 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 #AB945F

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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How #AB945F 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#AB945F

Protanopia#98985F

Protanomaly#A0975F

Deuteranopia#9C9C5E

Deuteranomaly#A2995E

Tritanopia#AF8F8F

Tritanomaly#AE917E

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #AB945F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab945f: #AB945F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB945F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab945f': '#AB945F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.580, blue: 0.373)

Android XML<color name="color_ab945f">#AB945F</color>

SVG fillfill="#AB945F"

More Yellow Colors

#AB945F 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

#AB945F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB945F?

#AB945F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(171, 148, 95) in RGB and hsl(42, 31%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #AB945F?

#AB945F is rgb(171, 148, 95) — red 171, green 148, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB945F?

#AB945F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB945F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB945F scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB945F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB945F 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.77, which is visibly different.

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