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Colour

#A4AF09

  • #A4AF09
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A4AF09 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 175, 9 and HSL 64°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A4AF09#A4AF09
HEX#A4AF09
RGBrgb(164, 175, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6863, 0.0353
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(64, 90.2%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64, 94.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 94.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,713
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AF09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5B50F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA823no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Olive · ΔE 22.2Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6Gold · ΔE 32.1Dark khaki · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1409AF
Analogous#AF6709, #51AF09
Triadic#09A4AF, #AF09A4
Split complementary#0951AF, #6709AF
Tetradic#09AF67, #1409AF, #AF0951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F98B
Lighter +30%#ECF75A
Lighter +20%#E7F42A
Lighter +10%#D1E00B
Darker −10%#777E07
Darker −20%#494E04
Darker −30%#1C1D02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#ACB800
Less saturated −25%#909820

Channel breakdown

R164
G175
B9
Red164 (64.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue63.98°
Saturation (HSL)90.22%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A4 · G AF · B 09

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