Information about #AB9936 color

#AB9936 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9936 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 153, 54) — 67.1% red, 60% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 46 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #AB9936 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Slightly further away sit Antique Gold (#B0903D) and Karma (#B6A237).

The recipe behind #AB9936 is rgb(171, 153, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #AB9936 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB9936 color variations

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

#AB9936 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB9936 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB9936 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB9936 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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#AB9936 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 #AB9936

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

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

#AB9936 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9936
  • RGB171, 153, 54
  • CMYK0, 7, 46, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 153, 54)
  • HSL51°, 52%, 44%
  • HSL Precise50.769°, 52%, 44.118%
  • HSV51°, 68%, 67%
  • HSB51°, 68%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.600, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.600, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.600, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB9936
  • DECIMAL ID11245878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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