Recognised as Colour
#A6A68D
- #A6A68D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A6A68D is a yellow with RGB values 166, 166, 141 and HSL 60°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A6A68D#A6A68D
HEX#A6A68D
RGBrgb(166, 166, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.651, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(60, 12.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 15.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 15.1%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,613
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A68D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#595972
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D8DA6
Analogous#A69A8D, #9AA68D
Triadic#8DA6A6, #A68DA6
Split complementary#8D9AA6, #9A8DA6
Tetradic#8DA69A, #8D8DA6, #A68D9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G166
B141
Red166 (65.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A6 · G A6 · B 8D
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