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Colour

#A08700

  • #A08700
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A08700 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 135, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A08700#A08700
HEX#A08700
RGBrgb(160, 135, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5294, 0
RGB percentages62.7%, 52.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.6, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 100%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,520,320
CSS custom property--colour: #A08700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5F78FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8C12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12Olive · ΔE 13.2Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8Peru · ΔE 27.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0019A0
Analogous#A03700, #69A000
Triadic#00A087, #8700A0
Split complementary#0069A0, #3700A0
Tetradic#00A037, #0019A0, #A00069

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE86D
Lighter +30%#FFE03A
Lighter +20%#FFD807
Lighter +10%#D3B200
Darker −10%#6D5C00
Darker −20%#3A3100
Darker −30%#070600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A08700
Less saturated −25%#8C7914

Channel breakdown

R160
G135
B0
Red160 (62.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 87 · B 00

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