Recognised as Colour
#A9A513
- #A9A513
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#A9A513 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 165, 19 and HSL 58°, 80%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#A9A513#A9A513
HEX#A9A513
RGBrgb(169, 165, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6471, 0.0745
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.7%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(58.4, 79.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.4, 88.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 88.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,843
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A513;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35392WCAG 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 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#565AEC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1317A9
Analogous#A95A13, #62A913
Triadic#13A9A5, #A513A9
Split complementary#1362A9, #5A13A9
Tetradic#13A95A, #1317A9, #A91362
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G165
B19
Red169 (66.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue58.4°
Saturation (HSL)79.79%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A5 · B 13
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