Colour

#A29C87

#A29C87
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A29C87 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 156, 135 and HSL 47°, 13%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A29C87#A29C87

HEX#A29C87

RGBrgb(162, 156, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6118, 0.5294

RGB percentages63.5%, 61.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(46.7, 12.7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 16.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 3.7%, 16.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,656,903

CSS custom property--colour: #A29C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#5D6378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19B86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A79996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Gray · ΔE 16 Tan · ΔE 17.8 Silver · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#878DA2

Analogous#A28F87, #9AA287

Triadic#87A29C, #9C87A2

Split complementary#879AA2, #8F87A2

Tetradic#87A28F, #878DA2, #A2879A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFA

Lighter +30%#E5E3DD

Lighter +20%#CFCBC0

Lighter +10%#B8B4A4

Darker −10%#8B846B

Darker −20%#6E6855

Darker −30%#514D3F

Darker −40%#343229

More saturated +25%#BDAB6C

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R162

G156

B135

Red162 (63.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)12.68%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 9C · B 87

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Colour values

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