Recognised as Colour
#A09D17
- #A09D17
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A09D17 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 157, 23 and HSL 59°, 75%, 36%. 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
#A09D17#A09D17
HEX#A09D17
RGBrgb(160, 157, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.0902
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 9%
HSLhsl(58.7, 74.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 85.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 85.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,975
CSS custom property--colour: #A09D17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5F62E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#171AA0
Analogous#A05817, #5EA017
Triadic#17A09D, #9D17A0
Split complementary#175EA0, #5817A0
Tetradic#17A059, #171AA0, #A0175F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R160
G157
B23
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue58.69°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B 17
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