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Colour

#997A16

  • #997A16
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#997A16 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 122, 22 and HSL 46°, 75%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#997A16#997A16
HEX#997A16
RGBrgb(153, 122, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4784, 0.0863
RGB percentages60%, 47.8%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(45.8, 74.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 85.6%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 85.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,262
CSS custom property--colour: #997A16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#6685E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#897900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91811Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A66E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.4Olive · ΔE 15.8Peru · ΔE 21.7Goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6Sandy brown · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#163599
Analogous#993816, #769916
Triadic#16997A, #7A1699
Split complementary#167699, #391699
Tetradic#169939, #163599, #991677

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD78C
Lighter +30%#E8C860
Lighter +20%#E2B833
Lighter +10%#C69E1C
Darker −10%#6C5610
Darker −20%#403309
Darker −30%#130F03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF8600
Less saturated −25%#836E2C

Channel breakdown

R153
G122
B22
Red153 (60%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue45.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7A · B 16

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