Recognised as Colour
#A2A209
- #A2A209
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A2A209 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 162, 9 and HSL 60°, 89%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A2A209#A2A209
HEX#A2A209
RGBrgb(162, 162, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6353, 0.0353
RGB percentages63.5%, 63.5%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(60, 89.5%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 94.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 94.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,658,313
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5D5DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0909A2
Analogous#A25509, #55A209
Triadic#09A2A2, #A209A2
Split complementary#0955A2, #5509A2
Tetradic#09A255, #0909A2, #A20955
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R162
G162
B9
Red162 (63.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A2 · G A2 · B 09
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