Recognised as Colour
#A8A25A
- #A8A25A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A8A25A is a yellow with RGB values 168, 162, 90 and HSL 55°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A8A25A#A8A25A
HEX#A8A25A
RGBrgb(168, 162, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6353, 0.3529
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(55.4, 31%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 46.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 46.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,610
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A25A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#575DA5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A60A8
Analogous#A87B5A, #87A85A
Triadic#5AA8A2, #A25AA8
Split complementary#5A87A8, #7B5AA8
Tetradic#5AA87B, #5A60A8, #A85A87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G162
B90
Red168 (65.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)30.95%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A2 · B 5A
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