Recognised as Colour
#A79851
- #A79851
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A79851 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 152, 81 and HSL 50°, 35%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A79851#A79851
HEX#A79851
RGBrgb(167, 152, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.3176
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(49.5, 34.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 51.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 51.5%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,505
CSS custom property--colour: #A79851;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5867AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5160A7
Analogous#A76D51, #8BA751
Triadic#51A798, #9851A7
Split complementary#518BA7, #6D51A7
Tetradic#51A76D, #5160A7, #A7518B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G152
B81
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue49.53°
Saturation (HSL)34.68%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B 51
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