Colour
#A08C00
- #A08C00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A08C00 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 140, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A08C00#A08C00
HEX#A08C00
RGBrgb(160, 140, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.549, 0
RGB percentages62.7%, 54.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 100%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,521,600
CSS custom property--colour: #A08C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5F73FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0014A0
Analogous#A03C00, #64A000
Triadic#00A08C, #8C00A0
Split complementary#0064A0, #3C00A0
Tetradic#00A03C, #0014A0, #A00064
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G140
B0
Red160 (62.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8C · B 00
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