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Recognised as Colour

#A7A784

  • #A7A784
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A7A784 is a yellow with RGB values 167, 167, 132 and HSL 60°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A7A784#A7A784
HEX#A7A784
RGBrgb(167, 167, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6549, 0.5176
RGB percentages65.5%, 65.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(60, 16.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 21%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 21%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,987,396
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A784;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#58587B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#ADA482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA685no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ACA29Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8484A7
Analogous#A79684, #96A784
Triadic#84A7A7, #A784A7
Split complementary#8496A7, #9684A7
Tetradic#84A796, #8484A7, #A78496

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCFCFB
Lighter +30%#E7E7DD
Lighter +20%#D2D2BF
Lighter +10%#BCBCA2
Darker −10%#919167
Darker −20%#737352
Darker −30%#55553D
Darker −40%#373728
More saturated +25%#C1C16A
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R167
G167
B132
Red167 (65.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)16.59%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A7 · G A7 · B 84

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