Recognised as Colour
#A29F49
- #A29F49
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A29F49 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 159, 73 and HSL 58°, 38%, 46%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#A29F49#A29F49
HEX#A29F49
RGBrgb(162, 159, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6235, 0.2863
RGB percentages63.5%, 62.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(58, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 54.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,609
CSS custom property--colour: #A29F49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5D60B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#494CA2
Analogous#A27249, #79A249
Triadic#49A29F, #9F49A2
Split complementary#4978A2, #7349A2
Tetradic#49A273, #494CA2, #A24978
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G159
B73
Red162 (63.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue57.98°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9F · B 49
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