Colour

#A8A084

#A8A084
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A8A084 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 160, 132 and HSL 47°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A8A084#A8A084

HEX#A8A084

RGBrgb(168, 160, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6275, 0.5176

RGB percentages65.9%, 62.7%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(46.7, 17.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 21.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.8%, 21.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,051,140

CSS custom property--colour: #A8A084;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#575F7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69E82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AE9C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Silver · ΔE 19.7 Gray · ΔE 20 Burlywood · ΔE 20.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#848CA8

Analogous#A88E84, #9EA884

Triadic#84A8A0, #A084A8

Split complementary#849EA8, #8E84A8

Tetradic#84A88E, #848CA8, #A8849E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFB

Lighter +30%#E7E5DE

Lighter +20%#D2CEC0

Lighter +10%#BDB7A2

Darker −10%#928867

Darker −20%#746C52

Darker −30%#56503D

Darker −40%#383528

More saturated +25%#C2AF6A

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R168

G160

B132

Red168 (65.9%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)17.14%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G A0 · B 84

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