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Colour

#997B00

  • #997B00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#997B00 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 123, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 30%. 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

#997B00#997B00
HEX#997B00
RGBrgb(153, 123, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4824, 0
RGB percentages60%, 48.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.2, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 100%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 100%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,496
CSS custom property--colour: #997B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#6684FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92820Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A76F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Olive · ΔE 14.7Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Peru · ΔE 24.2Dark khaki · ΔE 30Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001E99
Analogous#992F00, #6A9900
Triadic#00997B, #7B0099
Split complementary#006A99, #2E0099
Tetradic#00992F, #001E99, #99006B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE166
Lighter +30%#FFD733
Lighter +20%#FFCD00
Lighter +10%#CCA400
Darker −10%#665200
Darker −20%#332900
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#997B00
Less saturated −25%#866F13

Channel breakdown

R153
G123
B0
Red153 (60%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7B · B 00

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