Recognised as Colour

#A3AB51

#A3AB51
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#A3AB51 is a yellow with RGB values 163, 171, 81 and HSL 65°, 36%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#A3AB51

RGBrgb(163, 171, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6706, 0.3176

RGB percentages63.9%, 67.1%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(65.3, 35.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.3, 52.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 52.6%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,726,225

CSS custom property--colour: #A3AB51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#5C54AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A448no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 18.6 Olive · ΔE 20 Khaki · ΔE 23.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5951AB

Analogous#AB8651, #76AB51

Triadic#51A3AB, #AB51A3

Split complementary#5176AB, #8651AB

Tetradic#51AB86, #5951AB, #AB5176

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEEDA

Lighter +30%#DADDB8

Lighter +20%#C8CD95

Lighter +10%#B6BC73

Darker −10%#828841

Darker −20%#616630

Darker −30%#404320

Darker −40%#1F210F

More saturated +25%#BDCB31

Less saturated −25%#898B71

Channel breakdown

R163

G171

B81

Red163 (63.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue65.33°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A3 · G AB · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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