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Recognised as Colour

#A9BA34

  • #A9BA34
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9BA34 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 186, 52 and HSL 68°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9BA34#A9BA34
HEX#A9BA34
RGBrgb(169, 186, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7294, 0.2039
RGB percentages66.3%, 72.9%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(67.6, 56.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.6, 72%, 72.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 0%, 72%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,252
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BA34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5645CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B01Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B23Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4AFA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Olivedrab · ΔE 22Olive · ΔE 23.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8Khaki · ΔE 28.6Goldenrod · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4534BA
Analogous#BA8834, #66BA34
Triadic#34A9BA, #BA34A9
Split complementary#3466BA, #8834BA
Tetradic#34BA88, #4534BA, #BA3466

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF0CA
Lighter +30%#DCE5A2
Lighter +20%#CEDA7A
Lighter +10%#BFCF52
Darker −10%#859229
Darker −20%#616A1E
Darker −30%#3C4213
Darker −40%#181B07
More saturated +25%#BFD816
Less saturated −25%#939C52

Channel breakdown

R169
G186
B52
Red169 (66.3%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue67.61°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G BA · B 34

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