#AB8D3FLuxor Gold (#AB8D3F) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.103. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AB8D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 141, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 63%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 63%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60 2.2 44.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.656 0.103 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Luxor Gold shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#af8937 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b08d3c — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ab8d3f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ab8e41 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Luxor Gold 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 3.18:1 and against black 6.61:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffe8af · #d9bf7e · #ab8d3f · #8d7227 · #674f00 · #402f00
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.
#afbe84 · #aca660 · #ab8d3f · #a27539 · #945f38 · #834c38
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.
#9fb899 · #ab8d3f · #887030 · #34642a · #4c3900 · #13290e
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.
#e6d5ac · #bbb29d · #ab8d3f · #405492 · #3f3312 · #201804
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2fc · #ab8d3f · #7b7669 · #44474d · #211c0f · #000103
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.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #969caa · #1b2233 · #01020f · #ab8d3f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ced8b4 · #97b07c · #ab8d3f · #1c67a8 · #2f416d · #041014
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #ab8d3f · #437da1 · #4e3876 · #001f32 · #020009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbf8fd · #ab8d3f · #2c8390 · #643062 · #310731 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddf9f2 · #ab8d3f · #358676 · #2f427e · #39021c · #00000c
#B89E5C · #C6AF77 · #D4C091 · #E1D1AB · #EFE3C5
#8E732B · #725A17 · #574301 · #3C2D00 · #231800
#A58E55 · #A08F67 · #9A9077
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.