Recognised as Colour
#A08509
- #A08509
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A08509 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 133, 9 and HSL 49°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A08509#A08509
HEX#A08509
RGBrgb(160, 133, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5216, 0.0353
RGB percentages62.7%, 52.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(49.3, 89.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 94.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 94.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,519,817
CSS custom property--colour: #A08509;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5F7AF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0924A0
Analogous#A03A09, #6FA009
Triadic#09A085, #8509A0
Split complementary#0970A0, #3909A0
Tetradic#09A03A, #0924A0, #A00970
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G133
B9
Red160 (62.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue49.27°
Saturation (HSL)89.35%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 85 · B 09
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