Information about #ABAB99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ABAB99 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 171, 153) — 67.1% red, 67.1% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 7 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ABAB99 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Terrain (#ADAD99). Nearby in the Register you will also find Green Spring (#A9AF99) and Yellowish Grey (#A8A89C).

In RGB terms — rgb(171, 171, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #ABAB99 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ABAB99 color variations

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

#ABAB99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ABAB99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6B6B58

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Black

#000000

#ABAB99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ABAB99 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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#ACA59A

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#ABAB99 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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#9A9AAC
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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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#A39AAC
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#9AA3AC
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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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#ACA39A
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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
#ABAB99
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#9AACAC
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#AC9AAC
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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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#9AAC9A
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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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#9AACA3
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#AC9AA3
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Nearest named colors to #ABAB99

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

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Swordfish color link
Swordfish

#A7A69C

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Foggy Grey color link
Foggy Grey

#A7A69D

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

#ABAB99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABAB99
  • RGB171, 171, 153
  • CMYK0, 0, 7, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 171, 153)
  • HSL60°, 10%, 64%
  • HSL Precise60°, 9.677%, 63.529%
  • HSV60°, 11%, 67%
  • HSB60°, 11%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.671, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.671, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.671, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABAB99
  • DECIMAL ID11250585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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