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Recognised as Colour

#7E9500

  • #7E9500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#7E9500 is a yellow with RGB values 126, 149, 0 and HSL 69°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#7E9500#7E9500
HEX#7E9500
RGBrgb(126, 149, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5843, 0
RGB percentages49.4%, 58.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(69.3, 100%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 100%, 58.4%)
CMYK15.4%, 0%, 100%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,295,680
CSS custom property--colour: #7E9500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#816AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8C1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#868C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12.4Olive · ΔE 14Yellow green · ΔE 23.5Forest green · ΔE 30.6Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1Green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#170095
Analogous#956200, #339500
Triadic#007E95, #95007E
Split complementary#003395, #620095
Tetradic#009562, #170095, #950033

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7FF62
Lighter +30%#DFFF2F
Lighter +20%#D4FB00
Lighter +10%#A9C800
Darker −10%#536200
Darker −20%#282F00
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#7E9500
Less saturated −25%#718213

Channel breakdown

R126
G149
B0
Red126 (49.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue69.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7E · G 95 · B 00

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