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Recognised as Colour

#A08E1F

  • #A08E1F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A08E1F is a yellow with RGB values 160, 142, 31 and HSL 52°, 68%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A08E1F#A08E1F
HEX#A08E1F
RGBrgb(160, 142, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5569, 0.1216
RGB percentages62.7%, 55.7%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(51.6, 67.5%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 80.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 80.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,522,143
CSS custom property--colour: #A08E1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5F71E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9D8A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19127no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1F31A0
Analogous#A04E1F, #72A01F
Triadic#1FA08E, #8E1FA0
Split complementary#1F72A0, #4E1FA0
Tetradic#1FA04D, #1F31A0, #A01F71

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECE19F
Lighter +30%#E4D474
Lighter +20%#DCC749
Lighter +10%#CBB427
Darker −10%#756817
Darker −20%#4B420E
Darker −30%#201C06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B89F07
Less saturated −25%#887D37

Channel breakdown

R160
G142
B31
Red160 (62.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.54%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8E · B 1F

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