Colour
#A49C0E
- #A49C0E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A49C0E is a yellow with RGB values 164, 156, 14 and HSL 57°, 84%, 35%. 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
#A49C0E#A49C0E
HEX#A49C0E
RGBrgb(164, 156, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6118, 0.0549
RGB percentages64.3%, 61.2%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(56.8, 84.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 91.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 91.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,787,854
CSS custom property--colour: #A49C0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5B63F1
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 text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E16A4
Analogous#A4510E, #61A40E
Triadic#0EA49C, #9C0EA4
Split complementary#0E61A4, #510EA4
Tetradic#0EA451, #0E16A4, #A40E61
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G156
B14
Red164 (64.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue56.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9C · B 0E
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