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Recognised as Colour

#97B309

  • #97B309
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#97B309 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 179, 9 and HSL 70°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#97B309#97B309
HEX#97B309
RGBrgb(151, 179, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.702, 0.0353
RGB percentages59.2%, 70.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(69.9, 90.4%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 95%, 70.2%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 95%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,941,769
CSS custom property--colour: #97B309;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#684CF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA825no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.6Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7Olive · ΔE 25.9Dark khaki · ΔE 35.8Green yellow · ΔE 35.9Forest green · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2509B3
Analogous#B37A09, #42B309
Triadic#0997B3, #B30997
Split complementary#0942B3, #7A09B3
Tetradic#09B37A, #2509B3, #B30942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F98F
Lighter +30%#DEF75E
Lighter +20%#D4F42E
Lighter +10%#C0E40B
Darker −10%#6E8207
Darker −20%#455204
Darker −30%#1C2102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9DBC00
Less saturated −25%#879B21

Channel breakdown

R151
G179
B9
Red151 (59.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue69.88°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G B3 · B 09

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