Recognised as Colour
#A6A48D
- #A6A48D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A48D is a yellow with RGB values 166, 164, 141 and HSL 55°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A48D#A6A48D
HEX#A6A48D
RGBrgb(166, 164, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6431, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.1%, 64.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(55.2, 12.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 15.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 15.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,101
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A48D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#595B72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D8FA6
Analogous#A6988D, #9BA68D
Triadic#8DA6A4, #A48DA6
Split complementary#8D9BA6, #988DA6
Tetradic#8DA698, #8D8FA6, #A68D9B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G164
B141
Red166 (65.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue55.2°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G A4 · B 8D
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page