Information about #AB9E28 color

#AB9E28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB9E28 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 158, 40) — 67.1% red, 62% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 51 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AB9E28 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lucky (#AB9A1C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sahara (#B79826) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

The recipe behind #AB9E28 is rgb(171, 158, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB9E28: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #AB9E28 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB9E28 color variations

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

#AB9E28 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AB9E28

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB9E28
  • RGB171, 158, 40
  • CMYK0, 5, 51, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 158, 40)
  • HSL54°, 62%, 41%
  • HSL Precise54.046°, 62.085%, 41.373%
  • HSV54°, 77%, 67%
  • HSB54°, 77%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.620, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.620, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.620, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB9E28
  • DECIMAL ID11247144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01