Colour

#96917A

#96917A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#96917A is a yellow with RGB values 150, 145, 122 and HSL 49°, 12%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#96917A#96917A

HEX#96917A

RGBrgb(150, 145, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5686, 0.4784

RGB percentages58.8%, 56.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(49.3, 11.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 18.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 18.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,867,642

CSS custom property--colour: #96917A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#696E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#97917Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9B8D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 14.6 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Tan · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5 Silver · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A7F96

Analogous#96837A, #8D967A

Triadic#7A9691, #917A96

Split complementary#7A8D96, #837A96

Tetradic#7A9683, #7A7F96, #967A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0EFEC

Lighter +30%#DAD8D0

Lighter +20%#C3C0B3

Lighter +10%#ADA997

Darker −10%#7C7762

Darker −20%#5F5B4B

Darker −30%#434035

Darker −40%#26251E

More saturated +25%#B4A45C

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R150

G145

B122

Red150 (58.8%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)11.76%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 96 · G 91 · B 7A

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