Colour
#A99809
- #A99809
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A99809 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 152, 9 and HSL 54°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A99809#A99809
HEX#A99809
RGBrgb(169, 152, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5961, 0.0353
RGB percentages66.3%, 59.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(53.6, 89.9%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 94.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 94.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,505
CSS custom property--colour: #A99809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5667F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#091AA9
Analogous#A94809, #6AA909
Triadic#09A998, #9809A9
Split complementary#096AA9, #4809A9
Tetradic#09A948, #091AA9, #A9096A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G152
B9
Red169 (66.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue53.63°
Saturation (HSL)89.89%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 98 · B 09
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