Recognised as Colour
#A89508
- #A89508
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A89508 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 149, 8 and HSL 53°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A89508#A89508
HEX#A89508
RGBrgb(168, 149, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5843, 0.0314
RGB percentages65.9%, 58.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.9, 90.9%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 95.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 95.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,200
CSS custom property--colour: #A89508;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#576AF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#081BA8
Analogous#A84508, #6BA808
Triadic#08A895, #9508A8
Split complementary#086BA8, #4508A8
Tetradic#08A845, #081BA8, #A8086B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G149
B8
Red168 (65.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.88°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 95 · B 08
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