Recognised as Colour
#A2971E
- #A2971E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A2971E is a yellow with RGB values 162, 151, 30 and HSL 55°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A2971E#A2971E
HEX#A2971E
RGBrgb(162, 151, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5922, 0.1176
RGB percentages63.5%, 59.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(55, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 81.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,518
CSS custom property--colour: #A2971E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5D68E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E29A2
Analogous#A2551E, #6BA21E
Triadic#1EA297, #971EA2
Split complementary#1E6BA2, #551EA2
Tetradic#1EA255, #1E29A2, #A21E6B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G151
B30
Red162 (63.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 97 · B 1E
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