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Recognised as Colour

#A3B22D

  • #A3B22D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A3B22D is a yellow with RGB values 163, 178, 45 and HSL 67°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A3B22D#A3B22D
HEX#A3B22D
RGBrgb(163, 178, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.698, 0.1765
RGB percentages63.9%, 69.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(66.8, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK8.4%, 0%, 74.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,981
CSS custom property--colour: #A3B22D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5C4DD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA90Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.4Olivedrab · ΔE 20Olive · ΔE 20.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2Khaki · ΔE 29.7Goldenrod · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C2DB2
Analogous#B27E2D, #61B22D
Triadic#2DA3B2, #B22DA3
Split complementary#2D61B2, #7E2DB2
Tetradic#2DB27E, #3C2DB2, #B22D61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEBD
Lighter +30%#DBE494
Lighter +20%#CDDA6B
Lighter +10%#C0CF43
Darker −10%#7E8923
Darker −20%#586118
Darker −30%#33380E
Darker −40%#0E0F04
More saturated +25%#B9CE11
Less saturated −25%#8D9649

Channel breakdown

R163
G178
B45
Red163 (63.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue66.77°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A3 · G B2 · B 2D

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