Colour
#A8A580
- #A8A580
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A8A580 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 165, 128 and HSL 56°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A8A580#A8A580
HEX#A8A580
RGBrgb(168, 165, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6471, 0.502
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.7%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(55.5, 18.7%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 23.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 23.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,416
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A580;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#575A7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8083A8
Analogous#A89180, #97A880
Triadic#80A8A5, #A580A8
Split complementary#8097A8, #9180A8
Tetradic#80A891, #8083A8, #A88097
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G165
B128
Red168 (65.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue55.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.69%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G A5 · B 80
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