Recognised as Colour
#A48A0D
- #A48A0D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A48A0D is a yellow with RGB values 164, 138, 13 and HSL 50°, 85%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A48A0D#A48A0D
HEX#A48A0D
RGBrgb(164, 138, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5412, 0.051
RGB percentages64.3%, 54.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(49.7, 85.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 92.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 92.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,783,245
CSS custom property--colour: #A48A0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5B75F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D27A4
Analogous#A43F0D, #72A40D
Triadic#0DA48A, #8A0DA4
Split complementary#0D72A4, #3F0DA4
Tetradic#0DA43F, #0D27A4, #A40D72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G138
B13
Red164 (64.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue49.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 8A · B 0D
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