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Recognised as Colour

#A8A068

  • #A8A068
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A8A068 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 160, 104 and HSL 53°, 27%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A8A068#A8A068
HEX#A8A068
RGBrgb(168, 160, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6275, 0.4078
RGB percentages65.9%, 62.7%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(52.5, 26.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 38.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 38.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,112
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A068;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#575F97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9D64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA06Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#B19992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.5Tan · ΔE 15.5Burlywood · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 23Wheat · ΔE 25.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6870A8
Analogous#A88068, #90A868
Triadic#68A8A0, #A068A8
Split complementary#6890A8, #8068A8
Tetradic#68A880, #6870A8, #A86890

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F1E9
Lighter +30%#E0DDC9
Lighter +20%#CDC9A9
Lighter +10%#BBB488
Darker −10%#8C8551
Darker −20%#6C663E
Darker −30%#4C482C
Darker −40%#2B2919
More saturated +25%#C6B64A
Less saturated −25%#8A8A86

Channel breakdown

R168
G160
B104
Red168 (65.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.89%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A0 · B 68

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