Colour

#988F74

#988F74
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#988F74 is a yellow with RGB values 152, 143, 116 and HSL 45°, 15%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#988F74#988F74

HEX#988F74

RGBrgb(152, 143, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5608, 0.4549

RGB percentages59.6%, 56.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(45, 14.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 23.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 23.7%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,998,196

CSS custom property--colour: #988F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#67708B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#989075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9E8B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Tan · ΔE 18.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Silver · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#747D98

Analogous#987D74, #8F9874

Triadic#74988F, #8F7498

Split complementary#748F98, #7D7498

Tetradic#74987D, #747D98, #98748F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEDE9

Lighter +30%#D9D6CC

Lighter +20%#C3BEAF

Lighter +10%#AEA791

Darker −10%#7D755C

Darker −20%#5F5947

Darker −30%#423E31

Darker −40%#25221B

More saturated +25%#B69E56

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R152

G143

B116

Red152 (59.6%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)14.88%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 8F · B 74

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