Colour
#A49049
- #A49049
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A49049 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 144, 73 and HSL 47°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A49049#A49049
HEX#A49049
RGBrgb(164, 144, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5647, 0.2863
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(46.8, 38.4%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 55.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 55.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,841
CSS custom property--colour: #A49049;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5B6FB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#495DA4
Analogous#A46249, #8BA449
Triadic#49A490, #9049A4
Split complementary#498BA4, #6249A4
Tetradic#49A462, #495DA4, #A4498B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G144
B73
Red164 (64.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue46.81°
Saturation (HSL)38.4%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 90 · B 49
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