Colour
#A69F0E
- #A69F0E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A69F0E is a yellow with RGB values 166, 159, 14 and HSL 57°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A69F0E#A69F0E
HEX#A69F0E
RGBrgb(166, 159, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6235, 0.0549
RGB percentages65.1%, 62.4%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(57.2, 84.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 91.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 91.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,694
CSS custom property--colour: #A69F0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5960F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E15A6
Analogous#A6530E, #61A60E
Triadic#0EA69F, #9F0EA6
Split complementary#0E61A6, #530EA6
Tetradic#0EA653, #0E15A6, #A60E61
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G159
B14
Red166 (65.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue57.24°
Saturation (HSL)84.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9F · B 0E
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