Colour

#A79E7E

#A79E7E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A79E7E is a yellow with RGB values 167, 158, 126 and HSL 47°, 19%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#A79E7E

RGBrgb(167, 158, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6196, 0.4941

RGB percentages65.5%, 62%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(46.8, 18.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 24.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 24.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,985,086

CSS custom property--colour: #A79E7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#586181

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A59C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79F7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AE9995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.5 Burlywood · ΔE 19.2 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Silver · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E87A7

Analogous#A78A7E, #9BA77E

Triadic#7EA79E, #9E7EA7

Split complementary#7E9CA7, #897EA7

Tetradic#7EA78A, #7E87A7, #A77E9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF9F7

Lighter +30%#E5E2D9

Lighter +20%#D0CCBB

Lighter +10%#BCB59C

Darker −10%#908662

Darker −20%#726A4D

Darker −30%#534D39

Darker −40%#353124

More saturated +25%#C2AD63

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R167

G158

B126

Red167 (65.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue46.83°

Saturation (HSL)18.89%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 9E · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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