Colour
#A29C8A
- #A29C8A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A29C8A is a yellow with RGB values 162, 156, 138 and HSL 45°, 11%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A29C8A#A29C8A
HEX#A29C8A
RGBrgb(162, 156, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6118, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(45, 11.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 14.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 14.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,906
CSS custom property--colour: #A29C8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5D6375
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A90A2
Analogous#A2908A, #9CA28A
Triadic#8AA29C, #9C8AA2
Split complementary#8A9CA2, #908AA2
Tetradic#8AA290, #8A90A2, #A28A9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G156
B138
Red162 (63.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)11.43%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9C · B 8A
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