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Recognised as Colour

#A38A28

  • #A38A28
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A38A28 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 138, 40 and HSL 48°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A38A28#A38A28
HEX#A38A28
RGBrgb(163, 138, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5412, 0.1569
RGB percentages63.9%, 54.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(47.8, 60.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 75.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.3%, 75.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,736
CSS custom property--colour: #A38A28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5C75D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998717no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F8F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B07F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Peru · ΔE 23.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2841A3
Analogous#A34D28, #7EA328
Triadic#28A38A, #8A28A3
Split complementary#287FA3, #4C28A3
Tetradic#28A34D, #2841A3, #A3287F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBDEAC
Lighter +30%#E1CE83
Lighter +20%#D7BD5A
Lighter +10%#CCAD32
Darker −10%#7A671E
Darker −20%#514514
Darker −30%#28220A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC990F
Less saturated −25%#8A7B41

Channel breakdown

R163
G138
B40
Red163 (63.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue47.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.59%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 8A · B 28

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