Recognised as Colour
#A8A359
- #A8A359
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A8A359 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 163, 89 and HSL 56°, 31%, 50%. 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
#A8A359#A8A359
HEX#A8A359
RGBrgb(168, 163, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6392, 0.349
RGB percentages65.9%, 63.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(56.2, 31.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 47%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 47%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,865
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A359;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#575CA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#595EA8
Analogous#A87B59, #86A859
Triadic#59A8A3, #A359A8
Split complementary#5986A8, #7B59A8
Tetradic#59A87B, #595EA8, #A85986
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G163
B89
Red168 (65.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue56.2°
Saturation (HSL)31.23%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A3 · B 59
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