Recognised as Colour
#A18A41
- #A18A41
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A18A41 is a yellow with RGB values 161, 138, 65 and HSL 46°, 42%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A18A41#A18A41
HEX#A18A41
RGBrgb(161, 138, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5412, 0.2549
RGB percentages63.1%, 54.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(45.6, 42.5%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 59.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 59.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,586,689
CSS custom property--colour: #A18A41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5E75BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4158A1
Analogous#A15A41, #88A141
Triadic#41A18A, #8A41A1
Split complementary#4188A1, #5A41A1
Tetradic#41A15A, #4158A1, #A14188
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G138
B65
Red161 (63.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue45.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.48%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8A · B 41
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