Recognised as Colour
#A99557
- #A99557
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A99557 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 149, 87 and HSL 45°, 32%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A99557#A99557
HEX#A99557
RGBrgb(169, 149, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5843, 0.3412
RGB percentages66.3%, 58.4%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(45.4, 32.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 48.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 48.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,815
CSS custom property--colour: #A99557;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#566AA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#576BA9
Analogous#A96C57, #94A957
Triadic#57A995, #9557A9
Split complementary#5794A9, #6C57A9
Tetradic#57A96C, #576BA9, #A95794
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G149
B87
Red169 (66.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue45.37°
Saturation (HSL)32.28%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 95 · B 57
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