Recognised as Colour
#A88800
- #A88800
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A88800 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 136, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A88800#A88800
HEX#A88800
RGBrgb(168, 136, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5333, 0
RGB percentages65.9%, 53.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.6, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 100%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,044,864
CSS custom property--colour: #A88800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5777FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0020A8
Analogous#A83400, #74A800
Triadic#00A888, #8800A8
Split complementary#0074A8, #3400A8
Tetradic#00A834, #0020A8, #A80074
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G136
B0
Red168 (65.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 88 · B 00
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