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Colour

#A28E2B

  • #A28E2B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A28E2B is a yellow with RGB values 162, 142, 43 and HSL 50°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A28E2B#A28E2B
HEX#A28E2B
RGBrgb(162, 142, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5569, 0.1686
RGB percentages63.5%, 55.7%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(49.9, 58%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 73.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 73.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,227
CSS custom property--colour: #A28E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5D71D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8B1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29131no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF837Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 12.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1Goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.2Peru · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B3FA2
Analogous#A2522B, #7BA22B
Triadic#2BA28E, #8E2BA2
Split complementary#2B7BA2, #522BA2
Tetradic#2BA252, #2B3FA2, #A22B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE0AF
Lighter +30%#DFD087
Lighter +20%#D4C15F
Lighter +10%#CAB136
Darker −10%#7A6B20
Darker −20%#514716
Darker −30%#29240B
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#BC9F11
Less saturated −25%#887D45

Channel breakdown

R162
G142
B43
Red162 (63.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue49.92°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 8E · B 2B

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