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Colour

#A08000

  • #A08000
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A08000 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 128, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A08000#A08000
HEX#A08000
RGBrgb(160, 128, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.502, 0
RGB percentages62.7%, 50.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(48, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 100%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,518,528
CSS custom property--colour: #A08000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#5F7FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#988710no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AE746Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.2Olive · ΔE 15.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Peru · ΔE 24Dark khaki · ΔE 30Sandy brown · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0020A0
Analogous#A03000, #70A000
Triadic#00A080, #8000A0
Split complementary#0070A0, #3000A0
Tetradic#00A030, #0020A0, #A00070

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE26D
Lighter +30%#FFD83A
Lighter +20%#FFCD07
Lighter +10%#D3A900
Darker −10%#6D5700
Darker −20%#3A2E00
Darker −30%#070600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A08000
Less saturated −25%#8C7414

Channel breakdown

R160
G128
B0
Red160 (62.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 80 · B 00

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