Recognised as Colour
#A9A950
- #A9A950
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A9A950 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 169, 80 and HSL 60°, 36%, 49%. 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 khaki.
Colour values
#A9A950#A9A950
HEX#A9A950
RGBrgb(169, 169, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6627, 0.3137
RGB percentages66.3%, 66.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(60, 35.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 52.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 52.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,928
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A950;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5656AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5050A9
Analogous#A97C50, #7CA950
Triadic#50A9A9, #A950A9
Split complementary#507CA9, #7C50A9
Tetradic#50A97C, #5050A9, #A9507C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G169
B80
Red169 (66.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)35.74%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR A9 · G A9 · B 50
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