Colour
#A9A598
- #A9A598
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A598 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 165, 152 and HSL 46°, 9%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A598#A9A598
HEX#A9A598
RGBrgb(169, 165, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6471, 0.5961
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(45.9, 9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 10.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 10.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,976
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A598;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#565A67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989CA9
Analogous#A99D98, #A4A998
Triadic#98A9A5, #A598A9
Split complementary#98A4A9, #9D98A9
Tetradic#98A99D, #989CA9, #A998A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G165
B152
Red169 (66.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.99%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A5 · B 98
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