Recognised as Colour
#A09875
- #A09875
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A09875 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 152, 117 and HSL 49°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A09875#A09875
HEX#A09875
RGBrgb(160, 152, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5961, 0.4588
RGB percentages62.7%, 59.6%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(48.8, 18.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 26.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 26.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,524,789
CSS custom property--colour: #A09875;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5F678A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#757DA0
Analogous#A08275, #92A075
Triadic#75A098, #9875A0
Split complementary#7592A0, #8375A0
Tetradic#75A083, #757DA0, #A07592
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G152
B117
Red160 (62.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue48.84°
Saturation (HSL)18.45%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 98 · B 75
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