Information about #AB8601 color

#AB8601 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB8601 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 134, 1) — 67.1% red, 52.5% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 67 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AB8601 reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Palm (#AA8805). Slightly further away sit Dark Mustard (#A88905) and Strong Amber (#A87E00).

The recipe behind #AB8601 is rgb(171, 134, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB8601: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #AB8601 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB8601 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AB8601 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#EFBB01

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#FDD236

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#FEE179

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White

#FFFFFF

#AB8601 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8A6C00

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#675100

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#221B00

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Black

#000000

#AB8601 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A98913

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#A48929

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#9B8843

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Grey

#808080

#AB8601 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8DAC00

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#AC4200

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#AC0003

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#AC0048

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#AB8601 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0126AD
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3201AD
#3201AD

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#017CAD
#017CAD

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#AD3201
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#01AD87
#01AD87

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#8701AD
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#26AD01
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#0126AD
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#8701AD
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#01AD32
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#0126AD
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#AD017C
#AD017C

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Nearest named colors to #AB8601

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Dark Golden Yellow color link
Dark Golden Yellow

#AC7D0C

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

#AB8601 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB8601
  • RGB171, 134, 1
  • CMYK0, 15, 67, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 134, 1)
  • HSL47°, 99%, 34%
  • HSL Precise46.941°, 98.837%, 33.725%
  • HSV47°, 99%, 67%
  • HSB47°, 99%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.525, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.525, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.525, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAB8601
  • DECIMAL ID11240961
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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