#AB9A1CLucky (#AB9A1C) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.135. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #AB9A1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 154, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 84%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 84%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.2 -6.6 61.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.681 0.135 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lucky shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b0950f — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b09a16 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ab9a1c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ab9b1e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lucky in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.85:1 and against black 7.37:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff4ab · #dacc6e · #ab9a1c · #8d7e00 · #655a00 · #403800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a4cd86 · #a6b558 · #ab9a1c · #a97f0a · #a06615 · #915022
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#97c5a3 · #ab9a1c · #8a7c15 · #00713a · #4c4300 · #003316
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e9e0a7 · #c0bc9f · #ab9a1c · #5554aa · #423b08 · #242002
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff1ff · #ab9a1c · #817e6c · #4a4b54 · #221f0c · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #1f2032 · #03020f · #ab9a1c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c8dbba · #96bc8b · #ab9a1c · #1b6caf · #364371 · #051215
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#addedd · #bca5c1 · #ab9a1c · #3660bc · #3e4163 · #0a1404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff7ff · #ab9a1c · #038baa · #782561 · #3c002d · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d4fbf8 · #ab9a1c · #00908c · #413d91 · #410013 · #010010
#B8A948 · #C5B969 · #D2C886 · #DFD7A2 · #EDE7BE
#8D7E00 · #706300 · #534A00 · #393200 · #201B00
#A79A46 · #A39A61 · #9F9A77
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.