Colour
#A09149
- #A09149
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A09149 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 145, 73 and HSL 50°, 37%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A09149#A09149
HEX#A09149
RGBrgb(160, 145, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5686, 0.2863
RGB percentages62.7%, 56.9%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(49.7, 37.3%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 54.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 54.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,522,953
CSS custom property--colour: #A09149;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5F6EB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4958A0
Analogous#A06549, #83A049
Triadic#49A091, #9149A0
Split complementary#4983A0, #6549A0
Tetradic#49A066, #4958A0, #A04984
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G145
B73
Red160 (62.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)37.34%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 91 · B 49
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