Information about #AB9E74 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9E74 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 158, 116) — 67.1% red, 62% green, 45.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 22 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #AB9E74 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Matte Khaki (#AA9C70). Slightly further away sit Double Pavlova (#A99877) and Grayish Amber (#A89E7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 158, 116) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB9E74: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AB9E74 color variations

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

#AB9E74 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9E74 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB9E74 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9E74 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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#AB9E74 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 #AB9E74

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

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

#AB9E74 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9E74
  • RGB171, 158, 116
  • CMYK0, 5, 22, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 158, 116)
  • HSL46°, 25%, 56%
  • HSL Precise45.818°, 24.664%, 56.275%
  • HSV46°, 32%, 67%
  • HSB46°, 32%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.620, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.620, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.620, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB9E74
  • DECIMAL ID11247220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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