Colour

#A89012

#A89012
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A89012 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 144, 18 and HSL 50°, 81%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#A89012

RGBrgb(168, 144, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5647, 0.0706

RGB percentages65.9%, 56.5%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(50.4, 80.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 89.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 89.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,046,930

CSS custom property--colour: #A89012;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#576FED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6941Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B6847Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Olive · ΔE 13.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4 Peru · ΔE 27.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#122AA8

Analogous#A84512, #75A812

Triadic#12A890, #9012A8

Split complementary#1275A8, #4512A8

Tetradic#12A845, #122AA8, #A81275

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3E493

Lighter +30%#EED865

Lighter +20%#EACD36

Lighter +10%#D6B717

Darker −10%#7A690D

Darker −20%#4C4108

Darker −30%#1E1A03

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA9C00

Less saturated −25%#918029

Channel breakdown

R168

G144

B18

Red168 (65.9%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue50.4°

Saturation (HSL)80.65%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 90 · B 12

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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