Colour
#A18609
- #A18609
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A18609 is a yellow with RGB values 161, 134, 9 and HSL 49°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A18609#A18609
HEX#A18609
RGBrgb(161, 134, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5255, 0.0353
RGB percentages63.1%, 52.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(49.3, 89.4%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 94.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 94.4%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,585,609
CSS custom property--colour: #A18609;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5E79F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0924A1
Analogous#A13A09, #70A109
Triadic#09A186, #8609A1
Split complementary#0970A1, #3A09A1
Tetradic#09A13A, #0924A1, #A10970
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G134
B9
Red161 (63.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue49.34°
Saturation (HSL)89.41%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 86 · B 09
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