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Recognised as Colour

#A89232

  • #A89232
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#A89232 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 146, 50 and HSL 49°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#A89232#A89232
HEX#A89232
RGBrgb(168, 146, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5725, 0.1961
RGB percentages65.9%, 57.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(48.8, 54.1%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 70.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 70.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,047,474
CSS custom property--colour: #A89232;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#576DCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A18F25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79637no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5877Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3248A8
Analogous#A85732, #83A832
Triadic#32A892, #9232A8
Split complementary#3283A8, #5732A8
Tetradic#32A857, #3248A8, #A83283

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBE2BB
Lighter +30%#DFD194
Lighter +20%#D3C06D
Lighter +10%#C8AF45
Darker −10%#817026
Darker −20%#594E1B
Darker −30%#322C0F
Darker −40%#0B0903
More saturated +25%#C3A317
Less saturated −25%#8D814D

Channel breakdown

R168
G146
B50
Red168 (65.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue48.81°
Saturation (HSL)54.13%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 92 · B 32

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