Information about #ABB873 color

#ABB873 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ABB873 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 184, 115) — 67.1% red, 72.2% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 27 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ABB873 reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and 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 a hair away from Tan Green (#A9BE70). Slightly further away sit Light Olive (#ACBF69) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(171, 184, 115)), which gives #ABB873 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #ABB873 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ABB873 color variations

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

#ABB873 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 #ABB873

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

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABB873
  • RGB171, 184, 115
  • CMYK5, 0, 27, 28
  • CSSrgb(171, 184, 115)
  • HSL71°, 33%, 59%
  • HSL Precise71.304°, 32.701%, 58.627%
  • HSV71°, 38%, 72%
  • HSB71°, 38%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.722, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.722, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.722, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDABB873
  • DECIMAL ID11253875
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01