Colour
#A79300
- #A79300
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A79300 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 147, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A79300#A79300
HEX#A79300
RGBrgb(167, 147, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5765, 0
RGB percentages65.5%, 57.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 100%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,982,144
CSS custom property--colour: #A79300;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#586CFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0014A7
Analogous#A74000, #67A700
Triadic#00A793, #9300A7
Split complementary#0067A7, #4000A7
Tetradic#00A740, #0014A7, #A70067
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G147
B0
Red167 (65.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 93 · B 00
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