Recognised as Colour

#A3A188

#A3A188
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A3A188 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 161, 136 and HSL 56°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A3A188

RGBrgb(163, 161, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6314, 0.5333

RGB percentages63.9%, 63.1%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(55.6, 12.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 16.6%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 1.2%, 16.6%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,723,720

CSS custom property--colour: #A3A188;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#5C5E77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69F87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A79D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 14.2 Tan · ΔE 16.8 Silver · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#888AA3

Analogous#A39388, #97A388

Triadic#88A3A1, #A188A3

Split complementary#8897A3, #9388A3

Tetradic#88A393, #888AA3, #A38897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFCFB

Lighter +30%#E6E5DE

Lighter +20%#CFCEC2

Lighter +10%#B9B8A5

Darker −10%#8C8A6C

Darker −20%#6F6D56

Darker −30%#525140

Darker −40%#363529

More saturated +25%#BDB76E

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R163

G161

B136

Red163 (63.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue55.56°

Saturation (HSL)12.8%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G A1 · B 88

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