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Recognised as Colour

#A7B42B

  • #A7B42B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A7B42B is a yellow with RGB values 167, 180, 43 and HSL 66°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A7B42B#A7B42B
HEX#A7B42B
RGBrgb(167, 180, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7059, 0.1686
RGB percentages65.5%, 70.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(65.7, 61.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.7, 76.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 76.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,635
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B42B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#584BD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AB06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B2A99Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Olive · ΔE 21.1Olivedrab · ΔE 21.8Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Khaki · ΔE 29.8Goldenrod · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382BB4
Analogous#B47D2B, #62B42B
Triadic#2BA7B4, #B42BA7
Split complementary#2B62B4, #7C2BB4
Tetradic#2BB47D, #382BB4, #B42B63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEFBC
Lighter +30%#DDE593
Lighter +20%#D1DB6A
Lighter +10%#C4D141
Darker −10%#818B21
Darker −20%#5B6217
Darker −30%#34390D
Darker −40%#0E0F04
More saturated +25%#BED00F
Less saturated −25%#909847

Channel breakdown

R167
G180
B43
Red167 (65.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue65.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.43%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A7 · G B4 · B 2B

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