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Recognised as Colour

#A09F78

  • #A09F78
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A09F78 is a yellow with RGB values 160, 159, 120 and HSL 59°, 17%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A09F78#A09F78
HEX#A09F78
RGBrgb(160, 159, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6235, 0.4706
RGB percentages62.7%, 62.4%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(58.5, 17.4%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.5, 25%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 25%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,584
CSS custom property--colour: #A09F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5F6087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69C76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79E79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A69A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 15.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3Burlywood · ΔE 20.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7879A0
Analogous#A08B78, #8DA078
Triadic#78A09F, #9F78A0
Split complementary#788DA0, #8B78A0
Tetradic#78A08B, #7879A0, #A0788D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4F0
Lighter +30%#DFDFD2
Lighter +20%#CACAB4
Lighter +10%#B5B496
Darker −10%#86855F
Darker −20%#68684A
Darker −30%#4B4A34
Darker −40%#2D2C1F
More saturated +25%#BDBA5B
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R160
G159
B120
Red160 (62.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue58.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9F · B 78

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