Colour
#A69A05
- #A69A05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A69A05 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 154, 5 and HSL 56°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A69A05#A69A05
HEX#A69A05
RGBrgb(166, 154, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6039, 0.0196
RGB percentages65.1%, 60.4%, 2%
HSLhsl(55.5, 94.2%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 97%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 97%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,405
CSS custom property--colour: #A69A05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5965FA
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 text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0511A6
Analogous#A64905, #62A605
Triadic#05A69A, #9A05A6
Split complementary#0562A6, #4905A6
Tetradic#05A649, #0511A6, #A60562
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G154
B5
Red166 (65.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue55.53°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9A · B 05
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