Recognised as Colour

#A8994A

#A8994A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#A8994A is a yellow with RGB values 168, 153, 74 and HSL 50°, 39%, 47%. 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

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HEX#A8994A

RGBrgb(168, 153, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6, 0.2902

RGB percentages65.9%, 60%, 29%

HSLhsl(50.4, 38.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 56%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 56%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,049,290

CSS custom property--colour: #A8994A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#5766B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B48F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.7 Olive · ΔE 19.5 Burlywood · ΔE 22.4 Tan · ΔE 24.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A59A8

Analogous#A86A4A, #88A84A

Triadic#4AA899, #994AA8

Split complementary#4A88A8, #6A4AA8

Tetradic#4AA86A, #4A59A8, #A84A88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE7D3

Lighter +30%#DCD5AF

Lighter +20%#CCC28C

Lighter +10%#BDAF68

Darker −10%#85793A

Darker −20%#61592B

Darker −30%#3E381B

Darker −40%#1A180C

More saturated +25%#C6AE2C

Less saturated −25%#8A8468

Channel breakdown

R168

G153

B74

Red168 (65.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue50.43°

Saturation (HSL)38.84%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 99 · B 4A

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Colour harmonies

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