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Colour

#A99A40

  • #A99A40
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A99A40 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 154, 64 and HSL 51°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A99A40#A99A40
HEX#A99A40
RGBrgb(169, 154, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6039, 0.251
RGB percentages66.3%, 60.4%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 45.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 62.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 62.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,072
CSS custom property--colour: #A99A40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5665BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89636no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B59087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.7Olive · ΔE 16Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Olivedrab · ΔE 24.2Burlywood · ΔE 26Goldenrod · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#404FA9
Analogous#A96640, #84A940
Triadic#40A99A, #9A40A9
Split complementary#4084A9, #6640A9
Tetradic#40A966, #404FA9, #A94083

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE6CA
Lighter +30%#DDD5A5
Lighter +20%#CFC480
Lighter +10%#C1B25B
Darker −10%#847832
Darker −20%#5F5724
Darker −30%#3A3516
Darker −40%#151308
More saturated +25%#C6AF23
Less saturated −25%#8C855D

Channel breakdown

R169
G154
B64
Red169 (66.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9A · B 40

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