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Recognised as Colour

#A0985E

  • #A0985E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A0985E is a yellow with RGB values 160, 152, 94 and HSL 53°, 26%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A0985E#A0985E
HEX#A0985E
RGBrgb(160, 152, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5961, 0.3686
RGB percentages62.7%, 59.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(52.7, 26%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 41.3%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 41.3%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,524,766
CSS custom property--colour: #A0985E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5F67A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A2945Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9918Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5E66A0
Analogous#A0775E, #87A05E
Triadic#5EA098, #985EA0
Split complementary#5E87A0, #775EA0
Tetradic#5EA077, #5E66A0, #A05E87

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECEADE
Lighter +30%#D9D6BE
Lighter +20%#C6C19E
Lighter +10%#B3AD7E
Darker −10%#80794B
Darker −20%#605B38
Darker −30%#403C25
Darker −40%#1F1E13
More saturated +25%#C0B03E
Less saturated −25%#80807E

Channel breakdown

R160
G152
B94
Red160 (62.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue52.73°
Saturation (HSL)25.98%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 98 · B 5E

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