#ABAB2B Color

#ABAB2B is rgb(171, 171, 43) in RGB, hsl(60, 60%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABAB2B

HEX#ABAB2B

RGBrgb(171, 171, 43)

HSLhsl(60, 60%, 42%)

HSVhsv(60, 75%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.143 109.5)

LABlab(68.32% -10.93 60.77)

LCHlch(68.32% 61.74 100.20)

What #ABAB2B 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 #ABAB2B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 5.08 Brass#B5A642ΔE 11.64 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 12.68 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.65 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 14.42 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 16.34

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

#ABAB2B Channel Values

How #ABAB2B 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 171 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 60% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 75% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.44:1 vs white · 8.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABAB2B 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABAB2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABAB2B; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #ABAB2B

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

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How #ABAB2B 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#ABAB2B

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Deuteranopia#ABAB2B

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Tritanopia#B4A2A2

Tritanomaly#B0A582

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #ABAB2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abab2b: #ABAB2B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABAB2B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abab2b': '#ABAB2B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.671, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_abab2b">#ABAB2B</color>

SVG fillfill="#ABAB2B"

More Yellow Colors

#ABAB2B 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

#ABAB2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABAB2B?

#ABAB2B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(171, 171, 43) in RGB and hsl(60, 60%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #ABAB2B?

#ABAB2B is rgb(171, 171, 43) — red 171, green 171, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABAB2B?

#ABAB2B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABAB2B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABAB2B scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABAB2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABAB2B 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.91, which is visibly different.

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