Colour
#A8B35F
- #A8B35F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A8B35F is a yellow with RGB values 168, 179, 95 and HSL 68°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A8B35F#A8B35F
HEX#A8B35F
RGBrgb(168, 179, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.702, 0.3725
RGB percentages65.9%, 70.2%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(67.9, 35.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 46.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.1%, 0%, 46.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,967
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B35F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#574CA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A5FB3
Analogous#B3945F, #7EB35F
Triadic#5FA8B3, #B35FA8
Split complementary#5F7EB3, #945FB3
Tetradic#5FB394, #6A5FB3, #B35F7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G179
B95
Red168 (65.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue67.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.59%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G B3 · B 5F
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