Recognised as Colour
#A39008
- #A39008
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A39008 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 144, 8 and HSL 53°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A39008#A39008
HEX#A39008
RGBrgb(163, 144, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5647, 0.0314
RGB percentages63.9%, 56.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.6, 90.6%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 95.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 95.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,719,240
CSS custom property--colour: #A39008;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5C6FF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#081BA3
Analogous#A34208, #69A308
Triadic#08A390, #9008A3
Split complementary#0869A3, #4208A3
Tetradic#08A342, #081BA3, #A30869
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R163
G144
B8
Red163 (63.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.65°
Saturation (HSL)90.64%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 90 · B 08
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