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Recognised as Colour

#AA8F03

  • #AA8F03
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AA8F03 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 143, 3 and HSL 50°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AA8F03#AA8F03
HEX#AA8F03
RGBrgb(170, 143, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5608, 0.0118
RGB percentages66.7%, 56.1%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(50.3, 96.5%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 98.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 98.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,177,731
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8F03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5570FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A08C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69416no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B98279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.5Goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Olive · ΔE 15.8Peru · ΔE 28Dark khaki · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#031EAA
Analogous#AA3B03, #72AA03
Triadic#03AA8F, #8F03AA
Split complementary#0372AA, #3B03AA
Tetradic#03AA3B, #031EAA, #AA0371

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE87C
Lighter +30%#FCDF4A
Lighter +20%#FBD618
Lighter +10%#DCB904
Darker −10%#786502
Darker −20%#463B01
Darker −30%#141100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD9100
Less saturated −25%#948019

Channel breakdown

R170
G143
B3
Red170 (66.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue50.3°
Saturation (HSL)96.53%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 8F · B 03

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