Colour
#A09A84
- #A09A84
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A09A84 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 154, 132 and HSL 47°, 13%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A09A84#A09A84
HEX#A09A84
RGBrgb(160, 154, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6039, 0.5176
RGB percentages62.7%, 60.4%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(47.1, 12.8%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 17.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 17.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,316
CSS custom property--colour: #A09A84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5F657B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#848AA0
Analogous#A08C84, #98A084
Triadic#84A09A, #9A84A0
Split complementary#8498A0, #8C84A0
Tetradic#84A08C, #848AA0, #A08498
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G154
B132
Red160 (62.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)12.84%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9A · B 84
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