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Recognised as Colour

#97821E

  • #97821E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#97821E is a yellow with RGB values 151, 130, 30 and HSL 50°, 67%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#97821E#97821E
HEX#97821E
RGBrgb(151, 130, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5098, 0.1176
RGB percentages59.2%, 51%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(49.6, 66.9%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 80.1%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 80.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,929,246
CSS custom property--colour: #97821E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#687DE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#907F06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#968625no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#A4776Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1E3397
Analogous#97461E, #6F971E
Triadic#1E9782, #821E97
Split complementary#1E6F97, #461E97
Tetradic#1E9746, #1E3397, #971E6F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EADC97
Lighter +30%#E2CD6C
Lighter +20%#D9BF42
Lighter +10%#C2A726
Darker −10%#6C5D16
Darker −20%#42390D
Darker −30%#171405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE9107
Less saturated −25%#807335

Channel breakdown

R151
G130
B30
Red151 (59.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue49.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.85%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 82 · B 1E

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