Recognised as Colour
#A89048
- #A89048
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A89048 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 144, 72 and HSL 45°, 40%, 47%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#A89048#A89048
HEX#A89048
RGBrgb(168, 144, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5647, 0.2824
RGB percentages65.9%, 56.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(45, 40%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 57.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 57.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,046,984
CSS custom property--colour: #A89048;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#576FB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4860A8
Analogous#A86048, #90A848
Triadic#48A890, #9048A8
Split complementary#4890A8, #6048A8
Tetradic#48A860, #4860A8, #A84890
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G144
B72
Red168 (65.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 90 · B 48
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