Recognised as Colour

#A28516

#A28516
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A28516 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 133, 22 and HSL 48°, 76%, 36%. 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

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HEX#A28516

RGBrgb(162, 133, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5216, 0.0863

RGB percentages63.5%, 52.2%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(47.6, 76.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 86.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 17.9%, 86.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,650,902

CSS custom property--colour: #A28516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#5D7AE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C8B1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B07971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.1 Olive · ΔE 14.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Peru · ΔE 23.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1633A2

Analogous#A23F16, #79A216

Triadic#16A285, #8516A2

Split complementary#1679A2, #3F16A2

Tetradic#16A23F, #1633A2, #A21679

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0DD94

Lighter +30%#EACF67

Lighter +20%#E4C13A

Lighter +10%#CFAA1C

Darker −10%#756010

Darker −20%#483B0A

Darker −30%#1B1604

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B89200

Less saturated −25%#8B782D

Channel breakdown

R162

G133

B22

Red162 (63.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue47.57°

Saturation (HSL)76.09%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 85 · B 16

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