What color is #AB9D70?

#AB9D70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9D70?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 112: 171 red, 157 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9D70?

The complementary color is #707EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9D70 color

#AB9D70 rgb(171, 157, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AB9D70 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 43.9% blue (171, 157, 112).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#AB9D70 color codes

HEX	`#AB9D70`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, -1.76, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 25.5, 93.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.777, 33.943, 20.204)`
Decimal	`11246960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9D70, 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 #AB9D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #AB9D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9d70; }
.text { color: #ab9d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9d70, #9bab70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AB9D70?: #AB9D70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9D70?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 112: 171 red, 157 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9D70?: The complementary color is #707EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.