Recognised as Colour
#A78B00
- #A78B00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A78B00 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 139, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A78B00#A78B00
HEX#A78B00
RGBrgb(167, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages65.5%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 100%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,980,096
CSS custom property--colour: #A78B00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5874FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001CA7
Analogous#A73700, #70A700
Triadic#00A78B, #8B00A7
Split complementary#006FA7, #3800A7
Tetradic#00A737, #001CA7, #A7006F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G139
B0
Red167 (65.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8B · B 00
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