Recognised as Colour
#A9B60D
- #A9B60D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A9B60D is a yellow with RGB values 169, 182, 13 and HSL 65°, 87%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A9B60D#A9B60D
HEX#A9B60D
RGBrgb(169, 182, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7137, 0.051
RGB percentages66.3%, 71.4%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(64.6, 86.7%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.6, 92.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 92.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,122,189
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B60D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5649F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A0DB6
Analogous#B66F0D, #54B60D
Triadic#0DA9B6, #B60DA9
Split complementary#0D54B6, #6F0DB6
Tetradic#0DB66F, #1A0DB6, #B60D54
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G182
B13
Red169 (66.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue64.62°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G B6 · B 0D
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