Recognised as Colour
#A38C42
- #A38C42
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A38C42 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 140, 66 and HSL 46°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A38C42#A38C42
HEX#A38C42
RGBrgb(163, 140, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.549, 0.2588
RGB percentages63.9%, 54.9%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(45.8, 42.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 59.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 59.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,718,274
CSS custom property--colour: #A38C42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5C73BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4259A3
Analogous#A35C42, #89A342
Triadic#42A38C, #8C42A3
Split complementary#4289A3, #5C42A3
Tetradic#42A35C, #4259A3, #A34289
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G140
B66
Red163 (63.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue45.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 8C · B 42
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