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Recognised as Colour

#A69741

  • #A69741
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A69741 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 151, 65 and HSL 51°, 44%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A69741#A69741
HEX#A69741
RGBrgb(166, 151, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5922, 0.2549
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.2%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(51.1, 43.7%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 60.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 60.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,697
CSS custom property--colour: #A69741;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5968BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A49338no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B28D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4150A6
Analogous#A66441, #83A641
Triadic#41A697, #9741A6
Split complementary#4182A6, #6541A6
Tetradic#41A664, #4150A6, #A64182

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EAE5C9
Lighter +30%#DCD3A4
Lighter +20%#CDC280
Lighter +10%#BFB05B
Darker −10%#817633
Darker −20%#5D5424
Darker −30%#383316
Darker −40%#131208
More saturated +25%#C3AB24
Less saturated −25%#89835E

Channel breakdown

R166
G151
B65
Red166 (65.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue51.09°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 97 · B 41

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