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#AB9507 Color

#AB9507 is rgb(171, 149, 7) in RGB, hsl(52, 92%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 96%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB9507
HEX#AB9507
RGBrgb(171, 149, 7)
HSLhsl(52, 92%, 35%)
HSVhsv(52, 96%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 96%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.137 98.5)
LABlab(62.18% -0.62 64.16)
LCHlch(62.18% 64.16 90.55)

What #AB9507 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 #AB9507, 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 yellow in the library.

#AB9507 Channel Values

How #AB9507 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 149 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 92% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 96% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 96% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB9507 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB9507 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB9507

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB9507; 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 #AB9507

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AB9507.

How #AB9507 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#AB9507
Protanopia#999905
Protanomaly#A19706
Deuteranopia#9D9D00
Deuteranomaly#A39A01
Tritanopia#B28C8C
Tritanomaly#AF906F
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB9507 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab9507: #AB9507;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB9507;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab9507': '#AB9507' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.584, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_ab9507">#AB9507</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB9507"

More Yellow Colors

#AB9507 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB9507 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB9507?

#AB9507 is a dark yellow — rgb(171, 149, 7) in RGB and hsl(52, 92%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #AB9507?

#AB9507 is rgb(171, 149, 7) — red 171, green 149, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB9507?

#AB9507 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 96%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB9507 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB9507 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB9507 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB9507 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

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