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Recognised as Colour

#A9AF16

  • #A9AF16
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9AF16 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 175, 22 and HSL 62°, 78%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9AF16#A9AF16
HEX#A9AF16
RGBrgb(169, 175, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.0863
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(62.4, 77.7%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.4, 87.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 0%, 87.4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,406
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AF16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5650E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.9Olive · ΔE 21Olivedrab · ΔE 24.8Goldenrod · ΔE 27.2Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C16AF
Analogous#AF6916, #5CAF16
Triadic#16A9AF, #AF16A9
Split complementary#165CAF, #6916AF
Tetradic#16AF69, #1C16AF, #AF165C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F39E
Lighter +30%#E8ED71
Lighter +20%#E1E744
Lighter +10%#D5DC1C
Darker −10%#7D8210
Darker −20%#51540B
Darker −30%#262705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BDC500
Less saturated −25%#92962F

Channel breakdown

R169
G175
B22
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue62.35°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B 16

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