Recognised as Colour

#A8B745

#A8B745
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#A8B745 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 183, 69 and HSL 68°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#A8B745

RGBrgb(168, 183, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7176, 0.2706

RGB percentages65.9%, 71.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(67.9, 45.2%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 62.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK8.2%, 0%, 62.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,056,965

CSS custom property--colour: #A8B745;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#5748BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AE37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AF4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B2AD9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.5 Olive · ΔE 21.1 Yellow green · ΔE 21.7 Khaki · ΔE 24.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5445B7

Analogous#B78D45, #6FB745

Triadic#45A8B7, #B745A8

Split complementary#456FB7, #8D45B7

Tetradic#45B78D, #5445B7, #B7456F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDF0D8

Lighter +30%#DCE2B3

Lighter +20%#CBD48E

Lighter +10%#BAC669

Darker −10%#869237

Darker −20%#646D29

Darker −30%#42481B

Darker −40%#20230D

More saturated +25%#BFD725

Less saturated −25%#919865

Channel breakdown

R168

G183

B69

Red168 (65.9%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue67.89°

Saturation (HSL)45.24%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A8 · G B7 · B 45

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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