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Colour

#A48D05

  • #A48D05
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A48D05 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 141, 5 and HSL 51°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A48D05#A48D05
HEX#A48D05
RGBrgb(164, 141, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5529, 0.0196
RGB percentages64.3%, 55.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(51.3, 94.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 97%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 97%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,005
CSS custom property--colour: #A48D05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5B72FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39117no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B28178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.1Olive · ΔE 13.4Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Dark khaki · ΔE 27.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28.4Peru · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#051CA4
Analogous#A43E05, #6CA405
Triadic#05A48D, #8D05A4
Split complementary#056CA4, #3D05A4
Tetradic#05A43D, #051CA4, #A4056C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBE87A
Lighter +30%#F9E049
Lighter +20%#F8D717
Lighter +10%#D5B807
Darker −10%#736203
Darker −20%#413802
Darker −30%#100D00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A99100
Less saturated −25%#8F7E1A

Channel breakdown

R164
G141
B5
Red164 (64.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue51.32°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 8D · B 05

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