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Colour

#A29239

  • #A29239
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A29239 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 146, 57 and HSL 51°, 48%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A29239#A29239
HEX#A29239
RGBrgb(162, 146, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5725, 0.2235
RGB percentages63.5%, 57.3%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(50.9, 47.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 64.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 64.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,654,265
CSS custom property--colour: #A29239;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5D6DC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4943Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AE887Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 14.6Dark khaki · ΔE 16Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Olivedrab · ΔE 24Peru · ΔE 26.4Goldenrod · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3949A2
Analogous#A25D39, #7DA239
Triadic#39A292, #9239A2
Split complementary#397DA2, #5E39A2
Tetradic#39A25E, #3949A2, #A2397D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E2BF
Lighter +30%#DBD199
Lighter +20%#CEC073
Lighter +10%#C1AF4D
Darker −10%#7C702C
Darker −20%#574E1E
Darker −30%#312C11
Darker −40%#0B0A04
More saturated +25%#BDA51E
Less saturated −25%#877F54

Channel breakdown

R162
G146
B57
Red162 (63.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue50.86°
Saturation (HSL)47.95%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 92 · B 39

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