Recognised as Colour
#A49C00
- #A49C00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A49C00 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 156, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A49C00#A49C00
HEX#A49C00
RGBrgb(164, 156, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6118, 0
RGB percentages64.3%, 61.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.1, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.1, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 100%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,787,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A49C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5B63FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0008A4
Analogous#A44A00, #5AA400
Triadic#00A49C, #9C00A4
Split complementary#005AA4, #4A00A4
Tetradic#00A44A, #0008A4, #A4005A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G156
B0
Red164 (64.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9C · B 00
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