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Recognised as Colour

#A5A579

  • #A5A579
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A5A579 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 165, 121 and HSL 60°, 20%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A5A579#A5A579
HEX#A5A579
RGBrgb(165, 165, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6471, 0.4745
RGB percentages64.7%, 64.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(60, 19.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 26.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 26.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,801
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5A5A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA37Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.9Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 18Burlywood · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 24.1Wheat · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7979A5
Analogous#A58F79, #8FA579
Triadic#79A5A5, #A579A5
Split complementary#798FA5, #8F79A5
Tetradic#79A58F, #7979A5, #A5798F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7F3
Lighter +30%#E2E2D5
Lighter +20%#CECEB6
Lighter +10%#B9B998
Darker −10%#8D8D5E
Darker −20%#6E6E4A
Darker −30%#505035
Darker −40%#313121
More saturated +25%#C1C15D
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R165
G165
B121
Red165 (64.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)19.64%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A5 · G A5 · B 79

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