Recognised as Colour
#A28917
- #A28917
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A28917 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 137, 23 and HSL 49°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A28917#A28917
HEX#A28917
RGBrgb(162, 137, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5373, 0.0902
RGB percentages63.5%, 53.7%, 9%
HSLhsl(49.2, 75.1%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 85.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 85.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,651,927
CSS custom property--colour: #A28917;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5D76E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1730A2
Analogous#A24417, #76A217
Triadic#17A289, #8917A2
Split complementary#1776A2, #4317A2
Tetradic#17A243, #1730A2, #A21776
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G137
B23
Red162 (63.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 89 · B 17
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