Colour
#A8A100
- #A8A100
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A8A100 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 161, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A8A100#A8A100
HEX#A8A100
RGBrgb(168, 161, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6314, 0
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.5, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 100%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,264
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A100;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#575EFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0007A8
Analogous#A84D00, #5BA800
Triadic#00A8A1, #A100A8
Split complementary#005BA8, #4D00A8
Tetradic#00A84D, #0007A8, #A8005B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G161
B0
Red168 (65.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A1 · B 00
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