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Recognised as Colour

#A48B0D

  • #A48B0D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A48B0D is a yellow with RGB values 164, 139, 13 and HSL 50°, 85%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A48B0D#A48B0D
HEX#A48B0D
RGBrgb(164, 139, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5451, 0.051
RGB percentages64.3%, 54.5%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(50.1, 85.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 92.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 92.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,783,501
CSS custom property--colour: #A48B0D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5B74F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1901Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B27F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12Olive · ΔE 13.4Goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Peru · ΔE 26.9Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D26A4
Analogous#A4400D, #72A40D
Triadic#0DA48B, #8B0DA4
Split complementary#0D72A4, #3F0DA4
Tetradic#0DA43F, #0D26A4, #A40D72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E387
Lighter +30%#F2D858
Lighter +20%#EECD29
Lighter +10%#D3B311
Darker −10%#756309
Darker −20%#453B06
Darker −30%#161302
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B19400
Less saturated −25%#8E7C23

Channel breakdown

R164
G139
B13
Red164 (64.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue50.07°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 8B · B 0D

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