Recognised as Colour

#A6A290

#A6A290
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A6A290 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 162, 144 and HSL 49°, 11%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A6A290

RGBrgb(166, 162, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6353, 0.5647

RGB percentages65.1%, 63.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(49.1, 11%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 13.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 13.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,920,592

CSS custom property--colour: #A6A290;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#595D6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A18Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AA9F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Silver · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Tan · ΔE 18.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3 Light grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9094A6

Analogous#A69790, #9FA690

Triadic#90A6A2, #A290A6

Split complementary#909FA6, #9790A6

Tetradic#90A697, #9094A6, #A6909F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE9E5

Lighter +20%#D3D1C9

Lighter +10%#BDBAAC

Darker −10%#8F8A74

Darker −20%#736F5D

Darker −30%#575446

Darker −40%#3B392F

More saturated +25%#BFB277

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R166

G162

B144

Red166 (65.1%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)11%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G A2 · B 90

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