Colour
#AA9B4E
- #AA9B4E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AA9B4E is a yellow with RGB values 170, 155, 78 and HSL 50°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AA9B4E#AA9B4E
HEX#AA9B4E
RGBrgb(170, 155, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6078, 0.3059
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(50.2, 37.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 54.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 54.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,878
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9B4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5564B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E5DAA
Analogous#AA6D4E, #8BAA4E
Triadic#4EAA9B, #9B4EAA
Split complementary#4E8BAA, #6D4EAA
Tetradic#4EAA6D, #4E5DAA, #AA4E8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G155
B78
Red170 (66.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue50.22°
Saturation (HSL)37.1%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9B · B 4E
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