Recognised as Colour
#A98002
- #A98002
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#A98002 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 128, 2 and HSL 45°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#A98002#A98002
HEX#A98002
RGBrgb(169, 128, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.502, 0.0078
RGB percentages66.3%, 50.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(45.3, 97.7%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 98.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 98.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,354
CSS custom property--colour: #A98002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#567FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022BA9
Analogous#A92C02, #7EA902
Triadic#02A980, #8002A9
Split complementary#027EA9, #2C02A9
Tetradic#02A92C, #022BA9, #A9027E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G128
B2
Red169 (66.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue45.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.66%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 80 · B 02
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