Recognised as Colour
#A68709
- #A68709
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A68709 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 135, 9 and HSL 48°, 90%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A68709#A68709
HEX#A68709
RGBrgb(166, 135, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5294, 0.0353
RGB percentages65.1%, 52.9%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(48.2, 89.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 94.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.7%, 94.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,913,545
CSS custom property--colour: #A68709;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5978F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0928A6
Analogous#A63909, #76A609
Triadic#09A687, #8709A6
Split complementary#0976A6, #3909A6
Tetradic#09A638, #0928A6, #A60976
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G135
B9
Red166 (65.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue48.15°
Saturation (HSL)89.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 87 · B 09
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