Colour

#A2986E

#A2986E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A2986E is a yellow with RGB values 162, 152, 110 and HSL 48°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#A2986E

RGBrgb(162, 152, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5961, 0.4314

RGB percentages63.5%, 59.6%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(48.5, 21.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 32.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 32.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,655,854

CSS custom property--colour: #A2986E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#5D6791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0966Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3996Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AA928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.7 Burlywood · ΔE 18.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E78A2

Analogous#A27E6E, #92A26E

Triadic#6EA298, #986EA2

Split complementary#6E92A2, #7E6EA2

Tetradic#6EA27E, #6E78A2, #A26E92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F0EA

Lighter +30%#DEDACB

Lighter +20%#CAC4AC

Lighter +10%#B6AE8D

Darker −10%#877D56

Darker −20%#686042

Darker −30%#49442F

Darker −40%#29271B

More saturated +25%#C0AA50

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R162

G152

B110

Red162 (63.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue48.46°

Saturation (HSL)21.85%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 98 · B 6E

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