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Recognised as Colour

#A88918

  • #A88918
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A88918 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 137, 24 and HSL 47°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A88918#A88918
HEX#A88918
RGBrgb(168, 137, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5373, 0.0941
RGB percentages65.9%, 53.7%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(47.1, 75%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 85.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 85.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,144
CSS custom property--colour: #A88918;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5776E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19021no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B77D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.7Olive · ΔE 15.6Goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Peru · ΔE 23Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3Sandy brown · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1837A8
Analogous#A84118, #7FA818
Triadic#18A889, #8918A8
Split complementary#187FA8, #4118A8
Tetradic#18A841, #1837A8, #A8187F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DE9B
Lighter +30%#EAD06F
Lighter +20%#E4C142
Lighter +10%#D5AD1E
Darker −10%#7B6512
Darker −20%#4F400B
Darker −30%#221C05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C09700
Less saturated −25%#907B30

Channel breakdown

R168
G137
B24
Red168 (65.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue47.08°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 89 · B 18

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