Colour
#A99C52
- #A99C52
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A99C52 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 156, 82 and HSL 51°, 35%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A99C52#A99C52
HEX#A99C52
RGBrgb(169, 156, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6118, 0.3216
RGB percentages66.3%, 61.2%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(51, 34.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 51.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 51.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,602
CSS custom property--colour: #A99C52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5663AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#525FA9
Analogous#A97152, #8BA952
Triadic#52A99C, #9C52A9
Split complementary#528BA9, #7152A9
Tetradic#52A971, #525FA9, #A9528B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G156
B82
Red169 (66.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9C · B 52
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