Recognised as Colour
#987B19
- #987B19
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#987B19 is a yellow with RGB values 152, 123, 25 and HSL 46°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#987B19#987B19
HEX#987B19
RGBrgb(152, 123, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4824, 0.098
RGB percentages59.6%, 48.2%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(46.3, 71.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 83.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.1%, 83.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,992,985
CSS custom property--colour: #987B19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#6784E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#193698
Analogous#983B19, #769819
Triadic#19987B, #7B1998
Split complementary#197698, #3B1998
Tetradic#19983B, #193698, #981976
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G123
B25
Red152 (59.6%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue46.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.75%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 7B · B 19
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