Recognised as Colour
#987C19
- #987C19
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#987C19 is a yellow with RGB values 152, 124, 25 and HSL 47°, 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
#987C19#987C19
HEX#987C19
RGBrgb(152, 124, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4863, 0.098
RGB percentages59.6%, 48.6%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(46.8, 71.8%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 83.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 83.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,993,241
CSS custom property--colour: #987C19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#6783E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#193598
Analogous#983C19, #759819
Triadic#19987C, #7C1998
Split complementary#197498, #3D1998
Tetradic#19983C, #193598, #981974
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G124
B25
Red152 (59.6%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue46.77°
Saturation (HSL)71.75%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 7C · B 19
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