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Recognised as Colour

#A8B202

  • #A8B202
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A8B202 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 178, 2 and HSL 63°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A8B202#A8B202
HEX#A8B202
RGBrgb(168, 178, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.698, 0.0078
RGB percentages65.9%, 69.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(63.4, 97.8%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 98.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 98.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,618
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B202;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#574DFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AB21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Olive · ΔE 24.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4Gold · ΔE 30.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C02B2
Analogous#B26402, #50B202
Triadic#02A8B2, #B202A8
Split complementary#0250B2, #6402B2
Tetradic#02B264, #0C02B2, #B20250

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FE82
Lighter +30%#F3FD50
Lighter +20%#F0FC1E
Lighter +10%#D8E403
Darker −10%#788001
Darker −20%#494D01
Darker −30%#191B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AAB400
Less saturated −25%#949C18

Channel breakdown

R168
G178
B2
Red168 (65.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue63.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.78%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G B2 · B 02

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