Colour
#A69D1B
- #A69D1B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A69D1B is a yellow with RGB values 166, 157, 27 and HSL 56°, 72%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A69D1B#A69D1B
HEX#A69D1B
RGBrgb(166, 157, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6157, 0.1059
RGB percentages65.1%, 61.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(56.1, 72%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 83.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 83.7%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,195
CSS custom property--colour: #A69D1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5962E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B24A6
Analogous#A6581B, #69A61B
Triadic#1BA69D, #9D1BA6
Split complementary#1B69A6, #581BA6
Tetradic#1BA658, #1B24A6, #A61B69
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G157
B27
Red166 (65.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue56.12°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9D · B 1B
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