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Recognised as Colour

#A2A269

  • #A2A269
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A2A269 is a yellow with RGB values 162, 162, 105 and HSL 60°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A2A269#A2A269
HEX#A2A269
RGBrgb(162, 162, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6353, 0.4118
RGB percentages63.5%, 63.5%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(60, 23.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 35.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 35.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,658,409
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A269;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5D5D96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9D65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA06Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.5Tan · ΔE 17.8Burlywood · ΔE 19.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6969A2
Analogous#A28569, #85A269
Triadic#69A2A2, #A269A2
Split complementary#6985A2, #8569A2
Tetradic#69A285, #6969A2, #A26985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0E7
Lighter +30%#DDDDC7
Lighter +20%#C9C9A8
Lighter +10%#B6B688
Darker −10%#858553
Darker −20%#66663F
Darker −30%#46462C
Darker −40%#272718
More saturated +25%#C0C04B
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R162
G162
B105
Red162 (63.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)23.46%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A2 · G A2 · B 69

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