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Recognised as Colour

#A6A900

  • #A6A900
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A6A900 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 169, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A6A900#A6A900
HEX#A6A900
RGBrgb(166, 169, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6627, 0
RGB percentages65.1%, 66.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(61.1, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 100%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,240
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5956FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A41Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B39D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 23.1Olivedrab · ΔE 25.5Goldenrod · ΔE 26Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.8Gold · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0300A9
Analogous#A95700, #52A900
Triadic#00A6A9, #A900A6
Split complementary#0052A9, #5700A9
Tetradic#00A957, #0300A9, #A90052

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFF76
Lighter +30%#FCFF43
Lighter +20%#FBFF10
Lighter +10%#D8DC00
Darker −10%#747600
Darker −20%#424300
Darker −30%#101000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A6A900
Less saturated −25%#929415

Channel breakdown

R166
G169
B0
Red166 (65.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue61.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G A9 · B 00

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