Recognised as Colour
#A79049
- #A79049
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A79049 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 144, 73 and HSL 45°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A79049#A79049
HEX#A79049
RGBrgb(167, 144, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5647, 0.2863
RGB percentages65.5%, 56.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(45.3, 39.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 56.3%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 56.3%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,449
CSS custom property--colour: #A79049;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#586FB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4960A7
Analogous#A76149, #8FA749
Triadic#49A790, #9049A7
Split complementary#498FA7, #6149A7
Tetradic#49A761, #4960A7, #A7498F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G144
B73
Red167 (65.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue45.32°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 90 · B 49
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