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Recognised as Colour

#A98D01

  • #A98D01
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A98D01 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 141, 1 and HSL 50°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A98D01#A98D01
HEX#A98D01
RGBrgb(169, 141, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5529, 0.0039
RGB percentages66.3%, 55.3%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(50, 98.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 99.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 99.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,681
CSS custom property--colour: #A98D01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5672FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59314no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B88077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.9Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Olive · ΔE 15.8Peru · ΔE 27.5Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2Olivedrab · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#011DA9
Analogous#A93901, #71A901
Triadic#01A98D, #8D01A9
Split complementary#0171A9, #3901A9
Tetradic#01A939, #011DA9, #A90171

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE878
Lighter +30%#FEDF45
Lighter +20%#FED612
Lighter +10%#DCB701
Darker −10%#766301
Darker −20%#443800
Darker −30%#110E00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA8E00
Less saturated −25%#947F16

Channel breakdown

R169
G141
B1
Red169 (66.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8D · B 01

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