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Recognised as Colour

#A8A874

  • #A8A874
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A8A874 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 168, 116 and HSL 60°, 23%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A8A874#A8A874
HEX#A8A874
RGBrgb(168, 168, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6588, 0.4549
RGB percentages65.9%, 65.9%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(60, 23%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 31%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 31%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,172
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#57578B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A470no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#AFA29Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.6Tan · ΔE 15.4Burlywood · ΔE 18.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Wheat · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7474A8
Analogous#A88E74, #8EA874
Triadic#74A8A8, #A874A8
Split complementary#748EA8, #8E74A8
Tetradic#74A88E, #7474A8, #A8748E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7F1
Lighter +30%#E3E3D2
Lighter +20%#CFCFB3
Lighter +10%#BCBC93
Darker −10%#8F8F5A
Darker −20%#707046
Darker −30%#515132
Darker −40%#31311F
More saturated +25%#C4C458
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R168
G168
B116
Red168 (65.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)23.01%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A8 · G A8 · B 74

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