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Recognised as Colour

#A98F2D

  • #A98F2D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#A98F2D is a yellow with RGB values 169, 143, 45 and HSL 47°, 58%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#A98F2D#A98F2D
HEX#A98F2D
RGBrgb(169, 143, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5608, 0.1765
RGB percentages66.3%, 56.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(47.4, 57.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 73.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 73.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,112,237
CSS custom property--colour: #A98F2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5670D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8C1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59433no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B7837Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Olive · ΔE 15.1Dark khaki · ΔE 20.6Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Peru · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D47A9
Analogous#A9512D, #85A92D
Triadic#2DA98F, #8F2DA9
Split complementary#2D85A9, #512DA9
Tetradic#2DA951, #2D47A9, #A92D85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE0B6
Lighter +30%#E1D08E
Lighter +20%#D6BF66
Lighter +10%#CBAE3E
Darker −10%#816D22
Darker −20%#584B18
Darker −30%#30290D
Darker −40%#080702
More saturated +25%#C49F12
Less saturated −25%#8E7F48

Channel breakdown

R169
G143
B45
Red169 (66.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue47.42°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8F · B 2D

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