Recognised as Colour
#A8A987
- #A8A987
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A8A987 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 169, 135 and HSL 62°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A8A987#A8A987
HEX#A8A987
RGBrgb(168, 169, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6627, 0.5294
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(61.8, 16.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 20.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 20.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,447
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A987;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#575678
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8887A9
Analogous#A99987, #97A987
Triadic#87A8A9, #A987A8
Split complementary#8797A9, #9987A9
Tetradic#87A999, #8887A9, #A98797
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G169
B135
Red168 (65.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue61.76°
Saturation (HSL)16.5%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G A9 · B 87
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