Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX

PANTONE 17-1226 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX is HEX #AB856F, RGB 171, 133, 111, and about CMYK 0, 22, 35, 33. It is a medium, muted warm orange color. The best text color on it is black at 6.32:1.

Family	Orange
Temperature	Warm
Lightness	Medium
Saturation	Muted
Associations	warmth, optimism and friendliness

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#AB856F
HEX without #	AB856F
RGB	171, 133, 111
RGB percent	67.1%, 52.2%, 43.5%
CMYK	0, 22, 35, 33
HSL	22, 26%, 55%
HSV	22, 35%, 67%
LAB	58.6, 11.4, 17.4
LCH	58.6, 20.8, 56.8
Decimal	11240815

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-tawny-brown-17-1226-tcx: #AB856F;
CSS color	color: #AB856F;
Tailwind	'pantone-tawny-brown-17-1226-tcx': '#AB856F'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.671, green: 0.522, blue: 0.435)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_tawny_brown_17_1226_tcx">#AB856F</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFFAB856F)
JSON	{"slug":"tawny-brown-17-1226-tcx","name":"Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX","hex":"#AB856F"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX is black, with a contrast ratio of 6.32:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#AB856F on white	3.32:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
#AB856F on black	6.32:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
White on #AB856F	3.32:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Black on #AB856F	6.32:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Color vision simulation

Normal#AB856F

Protanopia#9B9A74

Deuteranopia#9DA076

Tritanopia#A97979

Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX

6.32:1

Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX on white

3.32:1

Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX on near black

5.68:1

Printing and Pantone matching

Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX is built here as C0 M22 Y35 K33. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C0 M22 Y35 K33
Total ink	90%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

Tawny Birch 17-1225 TCXDelta E 1.2 Cafe Au Lait 17-1227 TCXDelta E 1.7 Camel 17-1224 TCXDelta E 1.9 479 CDelta E 2.2 Praline 17-1223 TCXDelta E 2.2 Macaroon 16-1323 TCXDelta E 2.5

More orange colors

1215 C#FBD872 1225 C#FFC845 134 C#FDD26E 1345 C#FDD086 135 C#FFC658 1355 C#FFC56E

Questions about Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX?

HEX #AB856F, equivalent to RGB 171, 133, 111. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX?

A process build of C0 M22 Y35 K33. This color sits in a range that CMYK usually reproduces well, but proof it on your stock.

Is Pantone Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a warm color, medium and muted, with a hue of 22 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone Tawny Brown 17-1226 TCX?

Use black text. It gives a contrast ratio of 6.32:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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