Recognised as Colour
#A49151
- #A49151
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A49151 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 145, 81 and HSL 46°, 34%, 48%. 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
#A49151#A49151
HEX#A49151
RGBrgb(164, 145, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5686, 0.3176
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(46.3, 33.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 50.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 50.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,785,105
CSS custom property--colour: #A49151;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5B6EAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5164A4
Analogous#A46851, #8EA451
Triadic#51A491, #9151A4
Split complementary#518DA4, #6751A4
Tetradic#51A468, #5164A4, #A4518E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G145
B81
Red164 (64.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue46.27°
Saturation (HSL)33.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 91 · B 51
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