Recognised as Colour
#A9A583
- #A9A583
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#A9A583 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 165, 131 and HSL 54°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#A9A583#A9A583
HEX#A9A583
RGBrgb(169, 165, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6471, 0.5137
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(53.7, 18.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 22.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 22.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,955
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A583;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#565A7C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8387A9
Analogous#A99283, #9AA983
Triadic#83A9A5, #A583A9
Split complementary#839AA9, #9283A9
Tetradic#83A992, #8387A9, #A9839A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G165
B131
Red169 (66.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue53.68°
Saturation (HSL)18.1%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A5 · B 83
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