Recognised as Colour

#A6A37A

#A6A37A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A6A37A is a yellow with RGB values 166, 163, 122 and HSL 56°, 20%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A6A37A#A6A37A

HEX#A6A37A

RGBrgb(166, 163, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6392, 0.4784

RGB percentages65.1%, 63.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(55.9, 19.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 26.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.8%, 26.5%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,920,826

CSS custom property--colour: #A6A37A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#595C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAA077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA27Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD9E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14 Burlywood · ΔE 18.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 22.7 Wheat · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A7DA6

Analogous#A68D7A, #93A67A

Triadic#7AA6A3, #A37AA6

Split complementary#7A93A6, #8D7AA6

Tetradic#7AA68D, #7A7DA6, #A67A93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F4

Lighter +30%#E3E2D6

Lighter +20%#CFCDB7

Lighter +10%#BAB899

Darker −10%#8E8B5F

Darker −20%#6F6D4B

Darker −30%#514F36

Darker −40%#323122

More saturated +25%#C2BB5E

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R166

G163

B122

Red166 (65.1%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue55.91°

Saturation (HSL)19.82%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G A3 · B 7A

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