Recognised as Colour
#A09D09
- #A09D09
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A09D09 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 157, 9 and HSL 59°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A09D09#A09D09
HEX#A09D09
RGBrgb(160, 157, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.0353
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(58.8, 89.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 94.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 94.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,961
CSS custom property--colour: #A09D09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5F62F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#090CA0
Analogous#A05209, #57A009
Triadic#09A09D, #9D09A0
Split complementary#0957A0, #5209A0
Tetradic#09A052, #090CA0, #A00957
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G157
B9
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue58.81°
Saturation (HSL)89.35%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B 09
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