Colour

#978C62

#978C62
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#978C62 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 140, 98 and HSL 48°, 21%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#978C62

RGBrgb(151, 140, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.549, 0.3843

RGB percentages59.2%, 54.9%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(47.5, 21.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 35.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 35.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,931,874

CSS custom property--colour: #978C62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#68739D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#978E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9F8681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.3 Burlywood · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.8 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#626D97

Analogous#977262, #889762

Triadic#62978C, #8C6297

Split complementary#628797, #726297

Tetradic#629772, #626D97, #976287

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E6DC

Lighter +30%#D4D0BE

Lighter +20%#C0B99F

Lighter +10%#ACA380

Darker −10%#786F4E

Darker −20%#59533A

Darker −30%#3A3626

Darker −40%#1B1912

More saturated +25%#B69E43

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R151

G140

B98

Red151 (59.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue47.55°

Saturation (HSL)21.29%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 8C · B 62

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