Recognised as Colour
#A29B53
- #A29B53
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A29B53 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 155, 83 and HSL 55°, 32%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A29B53#A29B53
HEX#A29B53
RGBrgb(162, 155, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6078, 0.3255
RGB percentages63.5%, 60.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(54.7, 32.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 48.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 48.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,595
CSS custom property--colour: #A29B53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5D64AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#535AA2
Analogous#A27453, #81A253
Triadic#53A29B, #9B53A2
Split complementary#5382A2, #7453A2
Tetradic#53A273, #535AA2, #A25381
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G155
B83
Red162 (63.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue54.68°
Saturation (HSL)32.24%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9B · B 53
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