Colour
#A6A653
- #A6A653
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A6A653 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 166, 83 and HSL 60°, 33%, 49%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#A6A653#A6A653
HEX#A6A653
RGBrgb(166, 166, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.651, 0.3255
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.1%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(60, 33.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 50%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 50%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,555
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A653;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5959AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5353A6
Analogous#A67D53, #7DA653
Triadic#53A6A6, #A653A6
Split complementary#537DA6, #7D53A6
Tetradic#53A67D, #5353A6, #A6537D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G166
B83
Red166 (65.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A6 · G A6 · B 53
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