Recognised as Colour

#A4B246

#A4B246
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#A4B246 is a yellow with RGB values 164, 178, 70 and HSL 68°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#A4B246

RGBrgb(164, 178, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.698, 0.2745

RGB percentages64.3%, 69.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(67.8, 43.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 60.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK7.9%, 0%, 60.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,793,542

CSS custom property--colour: #A4B246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#5B4DB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCAB4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA99Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.4 Olive · ΔE 19.6 Yellow green · ΔE 24.2 Khaki · ΔE 24.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5446B2

Analogous#B28A46, #6EB246

Triadic#46A4B2, #B246A4

Split complementary#466EB2, #8A46B2

Tetradic#46B28A, #5446B2, #B2466E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBEFD5

Lighter +30%#DAE0B1

Lighter +20%#C9D28C

Lighter +10%#B8C368

Darker −10%#828D38

Darker −20%#616929

Darker −30%#3F441B

Darker −40%#1D200C

More saturated +25%#BBD127

Less saturated −25%#8D9365

Channel breakdown

R164

G178

B70

Red164 (64.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue67.78°

Saturation (HSL)43.55%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A4 · G B2 · B 46

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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