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Recognised as Colour

#A4A454

  • #A4A454
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A4A454 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 164, 84 and HSL 60°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A4A454#A4A454
HEX#A4A454
RGBrgb(164, 164, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6431, 0.3294
RGB percentages64.3%, 64.3%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(60, 32.3%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 48.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 48.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,789,972
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A454;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5B5BAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9E4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A158no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AE9B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.3Olive · ΔE 20.9Olivedrab · ΔE 21.8Burlywood · ΔE 24.4Khaki · ΔE 24.9Tan · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5454A4
Analogous#A47C54, #7CA454
Triadic#54A4A4, #A454A4
Split complementary#547CA4, #7C54A4
Tetradic#54A47C, #5454A4, #A4547C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEBD9
Lighter +30%#DADAB7
Lighter +20%#C9C995
Lighter +10%#B8B873
Darker −10%#828243
Darker −20%#616131
Darker −30%#3F3F20
Darker −40%#1D1D0F
More saturated +25%#C3C335
Less saturated −25%#858573

Channel breakdown

R164
G164
B84
Red164 (64.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A4 · G A4 · B 54

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