Recognised as Colour
#A8A01E
- #A8A01E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A8A01E is a yellow with RGB values 168, 160, 30 and HSL 57°, 70%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A8A01E#A8A01E
HEX#A8A01E
RGBrgb(168, 160, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6275, 0.1176
RGB percentages65.9%, 62.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(56.5, 69.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.5, 82.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 82.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,038
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A01E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#575FE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E26A8
Analogous#A85B1E, #6BA81E
Triadic#1EA8A0, #A01EA8
Split complementary#1E6BA8, #5B1EA8
Tetradic#1EA85B, #1E26A8, #A81E6B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G160
B30
Red168 (65.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue56.52°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A0 · B 1E
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