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Recognised as Colour

#A5B32C

  • #A5B32C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5B32C is a yellow with RGB values 165, 179, 44 and HSL 66°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A5B32C#A5B32C
HEX#A5B32C
RGBrgb(165, 179, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.702, 0.1725
RGB percentages64.7%, 70.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(66.2, 60.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 75.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK7.8%, 0%, 75.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,859,308
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B32C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5A4CD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B0A89Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.3Olive · ΔE 20.7Olivedrab · ΔE 20.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Khaki · ΔE 29.7Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A2CB3
Analogous#B37D2C, #62B32C
Triadic#2CA5B3, #B32CA5
Split complementary#2C62B3, #7D2CB3
Tetradic#2CB37D, #3A2CB3, #B32C62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EFBC
Lighter +30%#DCE593
Lighter +20%#CFDA6B
Lighter +10%#C2D042
Darker −10%#7F8A22
Darker −20%#5A6118
Darker −30%#34380E
Darker −40%#0E0F04
More saturated +25%#BBCF10
Less saturated −25%#8F9748

Channel breakdown

R165
G179
B44
Red165 (64.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue66.22°
Saturation (HSL)60.54%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G B3 · B 2C

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