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Recognised as Colour

#A4A970

  • #A4A970
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A4A970 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 169, 112 and HSL 65°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A4A970#A4A970
HEX#A4A970
RGBrgb(164, 169, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6627, 0.4392
RGB percentages64.3%, 66.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(65.3, 24.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.3, 33.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK3%, 0%, 33.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,791,280
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5B568F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A46Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ABA39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4Tan · ΔE 18.2Burlywood · ΔE 20.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.9Wheat · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7570A9
Analogous#A99270, #88A970
Triadic#70A4A9, #A970A4
Split complementary#7087A9, #9270A9
Tetradic#70A992, #7570A9, #A97087

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6EF
Lighter +30%#E1E2D0
Lighter +20%#CDCFB0
Lighter +10%#B8BC90
Darker −10%#8B9056
Darker −20%#6C7043
Darker −30%#4D5030
Darker −40%#2E301D
More saturated +25%#BCC653
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R164
G169
B112
Red164 (64.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue65.26°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G A9 · B 70

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