Colour
#A69853
- #A69853
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A69853 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 152, 83 and HSL 50°, 33%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A69853#A69853
HEX#A69853
RGBrgb(166, 152, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5961, 0.3255
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(49.9, 33.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 50%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 50%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,971
CSS custom property--colour: #A69853;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5967AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5361A6
Analogous#A66F53, #8BA653
Triadic#53A698, #9853A6
Split complementary#538BA6, #6E53A6
Tetradic#53A66F, #5361A6, #A6538B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G152
B83
Red166 (65.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue49.88°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 98 · B 53
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