HEX atlas value

#AB902B

#AB902B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 171, 144, 43, HSL 47, 60%, 42%, has luminance 0.2878, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AB902B Sample readable text

HEX #AB902B

RGB rgb(171, 144, 43)

HSL hsl(47 60% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 75, 33)

Luminance 0.2878

Contrast Black 6.76:1White 3.11:1

CSS

--color-ab902b: #AB902B;
.background-ab902b { background-color: #AB902B; }
.text-ab902b { color: #AB902B; }

Luminance0.2878

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AB902B","rgb":[171,144,43],"hsl":[47,60,42],"cmyk":[0,16,75,33],"luminance":0.2878,"contrast":{"black":6.76,"white":3.11}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6BC5C","hex":"#D6BC5C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.21,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C39D13","hex":"#C39D13","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.15,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2B47AB","hex":"#2B47AB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#87AB2B","hex":"#87AB2B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.89,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ab902b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2B47AB","analogous":["#AB4F2B","#87AB2B"],"triadic":["#2BAB90","#902BAB"],"tetradic":["#2BAB4F","#2B47AB","#AB2B87"],"splitComplementary":["#2B87AB","#4F2BAB"],"monochromatic":["#D6BC5C","#AB902B","#625218"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6BC5C","dark":"#625218","saturated":"#C39D13","desaturated":"#948242","pastel":"#D1C085","neon":"#FFC800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.36165463522455},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":33.36165463522455},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":35.958309192730404}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AB902B

#AB902B is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AB902B is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 171, 144, and 43, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 60% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2878, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.76:1AA Pass

White text3.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AB902B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.76:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6BC5C#000000 text · best 11.21:1#D6BC5C

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#C39D13#000000 text · best 8.15:1#C39D13

#2B47AB#FFFFFF text · best 8.1:1#2B47AB

#87AB2B#000000 text · best 7.89:1#87AB2B

Generated Palette

#AB902B#AB902B

#2B47AB#2B47AB

#AB4F2B#AB4F2B

#87AB2B#87AB2B

#D6BC5C#D6BC5C

#625218#625218

Color Harmonies

#2B47AB#2B47AB

#AB4F2B#AB4F2B

#87AB2B#87AB2B

#2BAB90#2BAB90

#902BAB#902BAB

Variants

#D6BC5C#D6BC5C

#625218#625218

#C39D13#C39D13

#948242#948242

#D1C085#D1C085

#FFC800#FFC800

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#AB902B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AB902B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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