Recognised as Colour
#A9A599
- #A9A599
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A599 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 165, 153 and HSL 45°, 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
#A9A599#A9A599
HEX#A9A599
RGBrgb(169, 165, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6471, 0.6
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(45, 8.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 9.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 9.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,977
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A599;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#565A66
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 text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999DA9
Analogous#A99D99, #A5A999
Triadic#99A9A5, #A599A9
Split complementary#99A5A9, #9D99A9
Tetradic#99A99D, #999DA9, #A999A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G165
B153
Red169 (66.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)8.51%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G A5 · B 99
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