Colour
#A8984F
- #A8984F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A8984F is a yellow with RGB values 168, 152, 79 and HSL 49°, 36%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A8984F#A8984F
HEX#A8984F
RGBrgb(168, 152, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5961, 0.3098
RGB percentages65.9%, 59.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(49.2, 36%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 53%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 53%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,049,039
CSS custom property--colour: #A8984F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5767B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F5FA8
Analogous#A86B4F, #8CA84F
Triadic#4FA898, #984FA8
Split complementary#4F8CA8, #6B4FA8
Tetradic#4FA86C, #4F5FA8, #A84F8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G152
B79
Red168 (65.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)36.03%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 98 · B 4F
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