Color

#AB7235

Warm brown. Nearest reference color: Copper.

RGB

0–255

171

114

CMYK

0–100%

33.33%

69.01%

32.94%

RGB describes how #AB7235 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 171, green 114 and blue 53.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 33.33%, yellow 69.01% and black 32.94%.

HSL values

H 31.02° S 52.68% L 43.92%

In the HSL color model, #AB7235 has a hue of 31.02°, 52.68% saturation and 43.92% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#AB7235 is a medium, warm brown with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #AB7235 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #AB7235

RGB rgb(171, 114, 53)

HSL hsl(31.02 52.68% 43.92%)

OKLCH oklch(0.600076 0.105148 65.0842)

CSS --color: #AB7235;

Tints of #AB7235

Tints are lighter variations of #AB7235. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEAD8 #FFC58C #E4A86B #C78C50 #AB7235

Shades of #AB7235

Shades are darker variations of #AB7235. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#AB7235 #854F06 #593300 #301900 #0C0400

Tones of #AB7235

Tones reduce the chroma of #AB7235, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#AB7235 #A37649 #9A795A #917C69 #877F77

Tonal range of #AB7235

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #AB7235 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEAD8 #FFC58C #E4A86B #C78C50 #AB7235 #854F06 #593300 #301900 #0C0400

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEAD8;
    --color-200: #FFC58C;
    --color-300: #E4A86B;
    --color-400: #C78C50;
    --color-500: #AB7235;
    --color-600: #854F06;
    --color-700: #593300;
    --color-800: #301900;
    --color-900: #0C0400;
}

Colors that go with #AB7235

Color harmonies for #AB7235 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#AB7235 #4486BB

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B66854 #AB7235 #947F2B

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#AB7235 #049488 #8F6FB3

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#AB7235 #068FA7 #6E7ABF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#AB7235 #459364 #4486BB #A76799

CSS gradients with #AB7235

These gradients show how #AB7235 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#AB7235 #C1956A #D6B79B #EBDBCC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AB7235, #C1956A, #D6B79B, #EBDBCC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#AB7235 #734B21 #40280E #130902 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AB7235, #734B21, #40280E, #130902, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#AB7235 #B76566 #A76799 #8075BB #4486BB

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AB7235, #B76566, #A76799, #8075BB, #4486BB);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #AB7235. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.05:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.19:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2095 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #AB7235 as the background.

background-color: #AB7235;
color: #000000;

Using #AB7235 in design

See how #AB7235 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#AB7235 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #AB7235 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFC58C

#AB7235

#301900

Colors similar to #AB7235

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #AB7235, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C58A4E #925B19 #B66C00 #9E7853 #B06E3E #A5762E #BD7A4A #986A1F

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #AB7235 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #84762E Deuteranopia #928436 Tritanopia #BA6565

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #AB7235 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 23.4562
Y: 20.9517
Z: 6.1762

CIELAB

L*: 52.8966
a*: 16.6563
b*: 41.9419

OKLab

L: 0.600076
a: 0.044297
b: 0.095361

OKLCH

L: 0.600076
C: 0.105148
H: 65.0842°