Colour

#A29442

#A29442
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#A29442 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 148, 66 and HSL 51°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#A29442

RGBrgb(162, 148, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5804, 0.2588

RGB percentages63.5%, 58%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(51.3, 42.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 59.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 59.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,654,786

CSS custom property--colour: #A29442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5D6BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1903Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59646no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE8A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.8 Olive · ΔE 17.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.3 Burlywood · ΔE 24.8 Tan · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4250A2

Analogous#A26442, #80A242

Triadic#42A294, #9442A2

Split complementary#4280A2, #6442A2

Tetradic#42A264, #4250A2, #A24280

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E4C8

Lighter +30%#DAD2A3

Lighter +20%#CBC07F

Lighter +10%#BCAE5B

Darker −10%#7E7333

Darker −20%#5A5224

Darker −30%#353116

Darker −40%#111007

More saturated +25%#BFA825

Less saturated −25%#85805F

Channel breakdown

R162

G148

B66

Red162 (63.5%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue51.25°

Saturation (HSL)42.11%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 94 · B 42

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