Recognised as Colour
#A49000
- #A49000
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A49000 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 144, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A49000#A49000
HEX#A49000
RGBrgb(164, 144, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5647, 0
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.7, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 100%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,768
CSS custom property--colour: #A49000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5B6FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0014A4
Analogous#A43E00, #66A400
Triadic#00A490, #9000A4
Split complementary#0066A4, #3E00A4
Tetradic#00A43E, #0014A4, #A40066
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G144
B0
Red164 (64.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 90 · B 00
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