Colour
#A59656
- #A59656
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A59656 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 150, 86 and HSL 49°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A59656#A59656
HEX#A59656
RGBrgb(165, 150, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5882, 0.3373
RGB percentages64.7%, 58.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(48.6, 31.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 47.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 47.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,851,926
CSS custom property--colour: #A59656;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5A69A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5665A5
Analogous#A56E56, #8CA556
Triadic#56A596, #9656A5
Split complementary#568CA5, #6F56A5
Tetradic#56A56F, #5665A5, #A5568C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G150
B86
Red165 (64.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue48.61°
Saturation (HSL)31.47%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 96 · B 56
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