Colour

#A1A978

#A1A978
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A1A978 is a yellow with RGB values 161, 169, 120 and HSL 70°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#A1A978#A1A978

HEX#A1A978

RGBrgb(161, 169, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6627, 0.4706

RGB percentages63.1%, 66.3%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(69.8, 22.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 29%, 66.3%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 29%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,594,680

CSS custom property--colour: #A1A978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#5E5687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA57Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A49Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.2 Tan · ΔE 17.8 Burlywood · ΔE 21.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.8 Wheat · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8078A9

Analogous#A99978, #89A978

Triadic#78A1A9, #A978A1

Split complementary#7888A9, #9978A9

Tetradic#78A999, #8078A9, #A97888

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F8F5

Lighter +30%#E2E5D5

Lighter +20%#CCD1B6

Lighter +10%#B7BD97

Darker −10%#89915D

Darker −20%#6B7249

Darker −30%#4E5335

Darker −40%#313421

More saturated +25%#B4C55C

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R161

G169

B120

Red161 (63.1%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue69.8°

Saturation (HSL)22.17%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A1 · G A9 · B 78

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