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#AB960D Color

#AB960D is rgb(171, 150, 13) in RGB, hsl(52, 86%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 92%, 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 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AB960D
HEX#AB960D
RGBrgb(171, 150, 13)
HSLhsl(52, 86%, 36%)
HSVhsv(52, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 92%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.137 99)
LABlab(62.46% -1.07 63.50)
LCHlch(62.46% 63.51 90.96)

What #AB960D 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 #AB960D, 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.

#AB960D Channel Values

How #AB960D 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 150 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 86% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 92% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AB960D 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AB960D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AB960D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AB960D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AB960D

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 #AB960D.

How #AB960D 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#AB960D
Protanopia#9A9A0C
Protanomaly#A1980C
Deuteranopia#9D9D04
Deuteranomaly#A39A08
Tritanopia#B28D8D
Tritanomaly#AF9170
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AB960D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ab960d: #AB960D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AB960D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ab960d': '#AB960D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.588, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ab960d">#AB960D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AB960D"

More Yellow Colors

#AB960D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AB960D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AB960D?

#AB960D is a dark yellow — rgb(171, 150, 13) in RGB and hsl(52, 86%, 36%) 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 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #AB960D?

#AB960D is rgb(171, 150, 13) — red 171, green 150, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AB960D?

#AB960D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 92%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AB960D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AB960D scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AB960D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AB960D 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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