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Recognised as Colour

#A1A02C

  • #A1A02C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A1A02C is a yellow with RGB values 161, 160, 44 and HSL 59°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A1A02C#A1A02C
HEX#A1A02C
RGBrgb(161, 160, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6275, 0.1725
RGB percentages63.1%, 62.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(59.5, 57.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.5, 72.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 72.7%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,592,300
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A02C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5E5FD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AD9916no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AD968Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2C2DA1
Analogous#A1662C, #67A12C
Triadic#2CA1A0, #A02CA1
Split complementary#2C68A1, #652CA1
Tetradic#2CA166, #2C2DA1, #A12C68

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9E9B0
Lighter +30%#DEDE88
Lighter +20%#D3D260
Lighter +10%#C8C738
Darker −10%#797821
Darker −20%#515016
Darker −30%#29290B
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#BBB912
Less saturated −25%#878746

Channel breakdown

R161
G160
B44
Red161 (63.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue59.49°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G A0 · B 2C

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