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Recognised as Colour

#A5C000

  • #A5C000
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A5C000 is a yellow with RGB values 165, 192, 0 and HSL 68°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A5C000#A5C000
HEX#A5C000
RGBrgb(165, 192, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7529, 0
RGB percentages64.7%, 75.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(68.4, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.4, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 0%, 100%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,862,592
CSS custom property--colour: #A5C000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5A3FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B5A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.1Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6Green yellow · ΔE 31.1Olive · ΔE 31.8Yellow · ΔE 32.3Gold · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B00C0
Analogous#C07B00, #45C000
Triadic#00A5C0, #C000A5
Split complementary#0045C0, #7B00C0
Tetradic#00C07B, #1B00C0, #C00045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFF8D
Lighter +30%#E8FF5A
Lighter +20%#E1FF27
Lighter +10%#D1F300
Darker −10%#798D00
Darker −20%#4D5A00
Darker −30%#222700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A5C000
Less saturated −25%#94A818

Channel breakdown

R165
G192
B0
Red165 (64.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue68.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G C0 · B 00

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