Colour

#A9A187

#A9A187
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#A9A187 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 161, 135 and HSL 46°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#A9A187#A9A187

HEX#A9A187

RGBrgb(169, 161, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6314, 0.5294

RGB percentages66.3%, 63.1%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(45.9, 16.5%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 20.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 20.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,116,935

CSS custom property--colour: #A9A187;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#565E78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7A085no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AF9D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 14.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15 Silver · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Burlywood · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#878FA9

Analogous#A99087, #A0A987

Triadic#87A9A1, #A187A9

Split complementary#87A0A9, #9087A9

Tetradic#87A990, #878FA9, #A987A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E9E7E0

Lighter +20%#D4D0C2

Lighter +10%#BEB8A5

Darker −10%#938A6A

Darker −20%#766E54

Darker −30%#58523F

Darker −40%#3A362A

More saturated +25%#C3AF6D

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R169

G161

B135

Red169 (66.3%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue45.88°

Saturation (HSL)16.5%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G A1 · B 87

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