Colour

#A2923B

#A2923B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#A2923B is a yellow with RGB values 162, 146, 59 and HSL 51°, 47%, 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

#A2923B#A2923B

HEX#A2923B

RGBrgb(162, 146, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5725, 0.2314

RGB percentages63.5%, 57.3%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(50.7, 46.6%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 63.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 63.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,654,267

CSS custom property--colour: #A2923B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 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#5D6DC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F8E31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4943Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AE887Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 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 15.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.3 Peru · ΔE 26.3 Burlywood · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B4BA2

Analogous#A25E3B, #7FA23B

Triadic#3BA292, #923BA2

Split complementary#3B7FA2, #5E3BA2

Tetradic#3BA25E, #3B4BA2, #A23B7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E2C1

Lighter +30%#DBD19B

Lighter +20%#CDC076

Lighter +10%#BFAE51

Darker −10%#7D702D

Darker −20%#574F20

Darker −30%#322D12

Darker −40%#0C0B05

More saturated +25%#BEA51F

Less saturated −25%#867F57

Channel breakdown

R162

G146

B59

Red162 (63.5%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue50.68°

Saturation (HSL)46.61%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 92 · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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