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Colour

#A7A97D

  • #A7A97D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#A7A97D is a yellow with RGB values 167, 169, 125 and HSL 63°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A7A97D#A7A97D
HEX#A7A97D
RGBrgb(167, 169, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6627, 0.4902
RGB percentages65.5%, 66.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(62.7, 20.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.7, 26%, 66.3%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 26%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,987,901
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A97D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#585682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A57Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A77Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA49Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6Burlywood · ΔE 19.1Wheat · ΔE 23.4Dark grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F7DA9
Analogous#A9957D, #91A97D
Triadic#7DA7A9, #A97DA7
Split complementary#7D91A9, #957DA9
Tetradic#7DA995, #7F7DA9, #A97D91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAF8
Lighter +30%#E5E6D9
Lighter +20%#D1D2BA
Lighter +10%#BCBD9C
Darker −10%#909261
Darker −20%#72744C
Darker −30%#545538
Darker −40%#353624
More saturated +25%#C0C462
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R167
G169
B125
Red167 (65.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue62.73°
Saturation (HSL)20.37%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A7 · G A9 · B 7D

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