Recognised as Colour
#A29F85
- #A29F85
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A29F85 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 159, 133 and HSL 54°, 13%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A29F85#A29F85
HEX#A29F85
RGBrgb(162, 159, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6235, 0.5216
RGB percentages63.5%, 62.4%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(53.8, 13.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 17.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.9%, 17.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,669
CSS custom property--colour: #A29F85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5D607A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8588A2
Analogous#A29085, #96A285
Triadic#85A29F, #9F85A2
Split complementary#8597A2, #9085A2
Tetradic#85A290, #8588A2, #A28596
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G159
B133
Red162 (63.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue53.79°
Saturation (HSL)13.49%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9F · B 85
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