Colour
#AA8822
- #AA8822
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AA8822 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 136, 34 and HSL 45°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AA8822#AA8822
HEX#AA8822
HEX (short)#A82
RGBrgb(170, 136, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5333, 0.1333
RGB percentages66.7%, 53.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(45, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 80%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,970
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8822;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5577DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2244AA
Analogous#AA4422, #88AA22
Triadic#22AA88, #8822AA
Split complementary#2288AA, #4422AA
Tetradic#22AA44, #2244AA, #AA2288
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G136
B34
Red170 (66.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 88 · B 22
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