Colour

#A99D72

#A99D72
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A99D72 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 157, 114 and HSL 47°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A99D72#A99D72

HEX#A99D72

RGBrgb(169, 157, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6157, 0.4471

RGB percentages66.3%, 61.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(46.9, 24.2%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.9, 32.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 32.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,115,890

CSS custom property--colour: #A99D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#56628D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B19792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.6 Burlywood · ΔE 16.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6 Wheat · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#727EA9

Analogous#A98272, #9AA972

Triadic#72A99D, #9D72A9

Split complementary#7299A9, #8272A9

Tetradic#72A982, #727EA9, #A97299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F5F1

Lighter +30%#E3DFD1

Lighter +20%#D0C9B1

Lighter +10%#BCB392

Darker −10%#908458

Darker −20%#706745

Darker −30%#514A31

Darker −40%#312D1E

More saturated +25%#C5AD56

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R169

G157

B114

Red169 (66.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue46.91°

Saturation (HSL)24.23%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 9D · B 72

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