Colour
#A9A07E
- #A9A07E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A9A07E is a yellow with RGB values 169, 160, 126 and HSL 47°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A9A07E#A9A07E
HEX#A9A07E
RGBrgb(169, 160, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6275, 0.4941
RGB percentages66.3%, 62.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(47.4, 20%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 25.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 25.4%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,670
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A07E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#565F81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7E87A9
Analogous#A98B7E, #9CA97E
Triadic#7EA9A0, #A07EA9
Split complementary#7E9CA9, #8B7EA9
Tetradic#7EA98B, #7E87A9, #A97E9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G160
B126
Red169 (66.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue47.44°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A0 · B 7E
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