Colour

#A6A78F

#A6A78F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#A6A78F is a yellow with RGB values 166, 167, 143 and HSL 62°, 12%, 61%. 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

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HEX#A6A78F

RGBrgb(166, 167, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6549, 0.5608

RGB percentages65.1%, 65.5%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(62.5, 12%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 14.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK0.6%, 0%, 14.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,921,871

CSS custom property--colour: #A6A78F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#595870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABA58Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA690no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA4A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Silver · ΔE 16.5 Tan · ΔE 17.1 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5 Light grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#908FA7

Analogous#A79C8F, #9AA78F

Triadic#8FA6A7, #A78FA6

Split complementary#8F9AA7, #9C8FA7

Tetradic#8FA79C, #908FA7, #A78F9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEAE5

Lighter +20%#D3D4C8

Lighter +10%#BDBDAC

Darker −10%#8F9172

Darker −20%#73745C

Darker −30%#575845

Darker −40%#3B3B2F

More saturated +25%#BDC076

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R166

G167

B143

Red166 (65.1%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue62.5°

Saturation (HSL)12%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A6 · G A7 · B 8F

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