Colour
#A38E00
- #A38E00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A38E00 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 142, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A38E00#A38E00
HEX#A38E00
RGBrgb(163, 142, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5569, 0
RGB percentages63.9%, 55.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.3, 100%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 100%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 100%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,718,720
CSS custom property--colour: #A38E00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5C71FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0015A3
Analogous#A33D00, #66A300
Triadic#00A38E, #8E00A3
Split complementary#0066A3, #3D00A3
Tetradic#00A33D, #0015A3, #A30066
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G142
B0
Red163 (63.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 8E · B 00
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