Colour
#A79D00
- #A79D00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A79D00 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 157, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A79D00#A79D00
HEX#A79D00
RGBrgb(167, 157, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6157, 0
RGB percentages65.5%, 61.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(56.4, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 100%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,704
CSS custom property--colour: #A79D00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5862FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000AA7
Analogous#A74A00, #5DA700
Triadic#00A79D, #9D00A7
Split complementary#005DA7, #4A00A7
Tetradic#00A74A, #000AA7, #A7005D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G157
B0
Red167 (65.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue56.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9D · B 00
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