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Recognised as Colour

#A78915

  • #A78915
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A78915 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 137, 21 and HSL 48°, 78%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A78915#A78915
HEX#A78915
RGBrgb(167, 137, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5373, 0.0824
RGB percentages65.5%, 53.7%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(47.7, 77.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 87.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 87.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,605
CSS custom property--colour: #A78915;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5876EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1901Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B57D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10Olive · ΔE 15.2Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Peru · ΔE 23.8Dark khaki · ΔE 26.7Sandy brown · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1533A7
Analogous#A74015, #7CA715
Triadic#15A789, #8915A7
Split complementary#157CA7, #4015A7
Tetradic#15A740, #1533A7, #A7157C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DF96
Lighter +30%#ECD169
Lighter +20%#E6C33C
Lighter +10%#D4AE1B
Darker −10%#7A640F
Darker −20%#4C3F0A
Darker −30%#1F1A04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC9500
Less saturated −25%#907B2D

Channel breakdown

R167
G137
B21
Red167 (65.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue47.67°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 89 · B 15

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