Recognised as Colour
#A28B43
- #A28B43
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A28B43 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 139, 67 and HSL 45°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A28B43#A28B43
HEX#A28B43
RGBrgb(162, 139, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5451, 0.2627
RGB percentages63.5%, 54.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(45.5, 41.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 58.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 58.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,652,483
CSS custom property--colour: #A28B43;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5D74BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#435AA2
Analogous#A25B43, #8AA243
Triadic#43A28B, #8B43A2
Split complementary#438AA2, #5B43A2
Tetradic#43A25B, #435AA2, #A2438A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G139
B67
Red162 (63.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue45.47°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8B · B 43
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