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Citrine Tone Muted

Yellow · Hue 60
Hex
#ABAB87
RGB
rgb(171, 171, 135)
HSL
hsl(60, 18%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 33%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.9:1AA
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About this color

Citrine Tone Muted (#ABAB87) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 18% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-citrine-tone-muted: #ABAB87;
  --colorarchive-citrine-tone-muted-hsl: hsl(60, 18%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-citrine-tone-muted-rgb: rgb(171, 171, 135);
}

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Lighter companion
Citrine Silk Muted
#BCBC9F · hsl(60, 18%, 68%)
Darker companion
Citrine Radiant Muted
#9F9F75 · hsl(60, 18%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Tone Muted
#8787AB · hsl(240, 18%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Olive Tone Muted
#9FAB87 · hsl(80, 18%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Tone Muted
#AB9F87 · hsl(40, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Tone Muted
#87ABAB · hsl(180, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Tone Muted
#AB87AB · hsl(300, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Tone Muted
#8799AB · hsl(210, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Tone Muted
#9987AB · hsl(270, 18%, 60%)
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Base: Citrine Tone Muted #ABAB87
Lighter companion: Citrine Silk Muted #BCBC9F
Darker companion: Citrine Radiant Muted #9F9F75
Complementary counterpoint: Iris Tone Muted #8787AB
Analogous lead: Olive Tone Muted #9FAB87
Analogous echo: Apricot Tone Muted #AB9F87
Triadic +120°: Aqua Tone Muted #87ABAB
Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Tone Muted #AB87AB
Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Tone Muted #8799AB
Split-comp +210°: Plum Tone Muted #9987AB

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Citrine Tone Faint
#A3A38F · hsl(60, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Citrine Tone Dust
#B4B47E · hsl(60, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Citrine Radiant Muted
#9F9F75 · hsl(60, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Canary Tone Muted
#ABA887 · hsl(55, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Muted
#BCBC9F · hsl(60, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Tone Soft
#BCBC76 · hsl(60, 34%, 60%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Iris Nocturne Clear
#17174F
AAA7.3:1
Iris Nocturne Vivid
#0D0D59
AAA7.4:1
Iris Nocturne Bright
#08085E
AAA7.4:1
Iris Nocturne Pure
#040462
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Muted
#1D1D2A
AAA7.2:1
Iris Ink Dust
#1A1A2D

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#ABAB93
Protanopia
#ABAB91
Tritanopia
#AB9899
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