What color is #AB8D3F?

#AB8D3F is a desaturated orange known as Luxor Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Luxor Gold?

The RGB value is 171, 141, 63: 171 red, 141 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Luxor Gold?

The complementary color is #3F5DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB8D3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Luxor Gold color: hex code #AB8D3F

#AB8D3F rgb(171, 141, 63)

Shades of brown

Luxor Gold has the hex code #AB8D3F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 55.3% green and 24.7% blue (171, 141, 63).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 46% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 63% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F) color codes

HEX	`#AB8D3F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 141, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 55.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 46%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 63%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 63%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 2.19, 44.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 44.91, 87.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.218, 28.068, 8.686)`
Decimal	`11242815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Luxor Gold, 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 #AB8D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB8D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	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 #AB8D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab8d3f; }
.text { color: #ab8d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab8d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 141 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab8d3f, #93ab3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #AB8D3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AB8D3F?: #AB8D3F is a desaturated orange known as Luxor Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Luxor Gold?: The RGB value is 171, 141, 63: 171 red, 141 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Luxor Gold?: The complementary color is #3F5DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB8D3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.