Recognised as Colour
#A4A48D
- #A4A48D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A4A48D is a yellow with RGB values 164, 164, 141 and HSL 60°, 11%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A4A48D#A4A48D
HEX#A4A48D
RGBrgb(164, 164, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6431, 0.5529
RGB percentages64.3%, 64.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(60, 11.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 14%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 14%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,790,029
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A48D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5B5B72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D8DA4
Analogous#A4998D, #99A48D
Triadic#8DA4A4, #A48DA4
Split complementary#8D99A4, #998DA4
Tetradic#8DA499, #8D8DA4, #A48D99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G164
B141
Red164 (64.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)11.22%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A4 · G A4 · B 8D
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