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Recognised as Colour

#A6C023

  • #A6C023
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6C023 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 192, 35 and HSL 70°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6C023#A6C023
HEX#A6C023
RGBrgb(166, 192, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7529, 0.1373
RGB percentages65.1%, 75.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(69.9, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK13.5%, 0%, 81.8%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,928,163
CSS custom property--colour: #A6C023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#593FDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#B0B5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6Olive · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 33.6Khaki · ΔE 34.4Gold · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D23C0
Analogous#C08B23, #58C023
Triadic#23A6C0, #C023A6
Split complementary#2358C0, #8B23C0
Tetradic#23C08B, #3D23C0, #C02358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3BC
Lighter +30%#DCEB91
Lighter +20%#CEE366
Lighter +10%#C1DB3B
Darker −10%#81951B
Darker −20%#5B6A13
Darker −30%#363F0B
Darker −40%#111304
More saturated +25%#B9DC07
Less saturated −25%#93A43F

Channel breakdown

R166
G192
B35
Red166 (65.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue69.94°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G C0 · B 23

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