Colour

#A48C05

#A48C05
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A48C05 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 140, 5 and HSL 51°, 94%, 33%. 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

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HEX#A48C05

RGBrgb(164, 140, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.549, 0.0196

RGB percentages64.3%, 54.9%, 2%

HSLhsl(50.9, 94.1%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 97%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.6%, 97%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,783,749

CSS custom property--colour: #A48C05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#5B73FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29017no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#B28077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Olive · ΔE 13.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 28 Peru · ΔE 28.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#051DA4

Analogous#A43C05, #6DA405

Triadic#05A48C, #8C05A4

Split complementary#056DA4, #3D05A4

Tetradic#05A43C, #051DA4, #A4056D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE77A

Lighter +30%#F9DF49

Lighter +20%#F8D617

Lighter +10%#D5B607

Darker −10%#736203

Darker −20%#413802

Darker −30%#100D00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A98F00

Less saturated −25%#8F7D1A

Channel breakdown

R164

G140

Red164 (64.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue50.94°

Saturation (HSL)94.08%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 8C · B 05

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Colour values

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