Recognised as Colour
#A69959
- #A69959
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A69959 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 153, 89 and HSL 50°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A69959#A69959
HEX#A69959
RGBrgb(166, 153, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6, 0.349
RGB percentages65.1%, 60%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(49.9, 30.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 46.4%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 46.4%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,233
CSS custom property--colour: #A69959;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5966A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5966A6
Analogous#A67259, #8DA659
Triadic#59A699, #9959A6
Split complementary#598DA6, #7259A6
Tetradic#59A672, #5966A6, #A6598D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G153
B89
Red166 (65.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue49.87°
Saturation (HSL)30.2%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 99 · B 59
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