What color is #AB9A1C?

#AB9A1C is a moderate yellow known as Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lucky?

The RGB value is 171, 154, 28: 171 red, 154 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lucky?

The complementary color is #1C2DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9A1C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lucky color: hex code #AB9A1C

#AB9A1C rgb(171, 154, 28)

Shades of yellow

Lucky has the hex code #AB9A1C. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.4% green and 11% blue (171, 154, 28).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 72% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 84% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Lucky (#AB9A1C) color codes

HEX	`#AB9A1C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 154, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 72%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 84%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 84%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, -6.57, 61.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 61.94, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.561, 31.854, 5.742)`
Decimal	`11246108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lucky, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB9A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB9A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9a1c; }
.text { color: #ab9a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 154 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9a1c, #75ab1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #AB9A1C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB9A1C?: #AB9A1C is a moderate yellow known as Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lucky?: The RGB value is 171, 154, 28: 171 red, 154 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lucky?: The complementary color is #1C2DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9A1C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.