Recognised as Colour
#A9A154
- #A9A154
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A9A154 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 161, 84 and HSL 54°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A9A154#A9A154
HEX#A9A154
RGBrgb(169, 161, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6314, 0.3294
RGB percentages66.3%, 63.1%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(54.4, 33.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.4, 50.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 50.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,884
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A154;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#565EAB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#545CA9
Analogous#A97754, #86A954
Triadic#54A9A1, #A154A9
Split complementary#5486A9, #7754A9
Tetradic#54A977, #545CA9, #A95486
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G161
B84
Red169 (66.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue54.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.6%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A1 · B 54
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