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Recognised as Colour

#A1955E

  • #A1955E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A1955E is a yellow with RGB values 161, 149, 94 and HSL 49°, 26%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A1955E#A1955E
HEX#A1955E
RGBrgb(161, 149, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5843, 0.3686
RGB percentages63.1%, 58.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(49.3, 26.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 41.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 41.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,589,534
CSS custom property--colour: #A1955E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5E6AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F925Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 15.5Tan · ΔE 17.2Burlywood · ΔE 18.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 26Wheat · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E6AA1
Analogous#A1735E, #8CA15E
Triadic#5EA195, #955EA1
Split complementary#5E8CA1, #735EA1
Tetradic#5EA173, #5E6AA1, #A15E8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEADF
Lighter +30%#D9D5BF
Lighter +20%#C7BF9E
Lighter +10%#B4AA7E
Darker −10%#81774B
Darker −20%#615938
Darker −30%#403C26
Darker −40%#201E13
More saturated +25%#C1A93E
Less saturated −25%#81817E

Channel breakdown

R161
G149
B94
Red161 (63.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue49.25°
Saturation (HSL)26.27%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 95 · B 5E

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