Recognised as Colour
#A68317
- #A68317
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A68317 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 131, 23 and HSL 45°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A68317#A68317
HEX#A68317
RGBrgb(166, 131, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5137, 0.0902
RGB percentages65.1%, 51.4%, 9%
HSLhsl(45.3, 75.7%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 86.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 86.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,535
CSS custom property--colour: #A68317;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#597CE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#173AA6
Analogous#A63C17, #81A617
Triadic#17A683, #8317A6
Split complementary#1782A6, #3C17A6
Tetradic#17A63C, #173AA6, #A61781
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G131
B23
Red166 (65.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue45.31°
Saturation (HSL)75.66%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 83 · B 17
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