Information about #AB9949 color

#AB9949 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9949 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 153, 73) — 67.1% red, 60% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 38 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AB9949 presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moderate Gold (#A89C4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Husk (#B2994B) and Moderate Amber (#A8914A).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 153, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB9949: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AB9949 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AB9949 color variations

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

#AB9949 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9949 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB9949 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9949 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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#AB9949 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #AB9949

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

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

#AB9949 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9949
  • RGB171, 153, 73
  • CMYK0, 7, 38, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 153, 73)
  • HSL49°, 40%, 48%
  • HSL Precise48.98°, 40.164%, 47.843%
  • HSV49°, 57%, 67%
  • HSB49°, 57%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.600, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.600, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.600, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB9949
  • DECIMAL ID11245897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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