What color is #AB841E?

#AB841E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Arrowwood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB841E?

The RGB value is 171, 132, 30: 171 red, 132 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB841E?

The complementary color is #1E45AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB841E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB841E color

#AB841E rgb(171, 132, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AB841E is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 51.8% green and 11.8% blue (171, 132, 30).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 70% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 82% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Arrowwood (#B3861E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#AB841E color codes

HEX	`#AB841E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 132, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 51.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 70%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 82%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, 5.51, 55.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 56.18, 84.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.282, 25.256, 4.771)`
Decimal	`11240478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB841E, 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 #AB841E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB841E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #AB841E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab841e; }
.text { color: #ab841e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab841e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 132 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab841e, #8bab1e); }

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Questions

What color is #AB841E?: #AB841E is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Arrowwood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB841E?: The RGB value is 171, 132, 30: 171 red, 132 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB841E?: The complementary color is #1E45AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB841E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.