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Recognised as Colour

#997C15

  • #997C15
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#997C15 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 124, 21 and HSL 47°, 76%, 34%. 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

#997C15#997C15
HEX#997C15
RGBrgb(153, 124, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.0824
RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(46.8, 75.9%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 86.3%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 86.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,773
CSS custom property--colour: #997C15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#6683EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92831Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6716Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Olive · ΔE 14.6Peru · ΔE 22.7Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Dark khaki · ΔE 27.2Olivedrab · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#153299
Analogous#993A15, #749915
Triadic#15997C, #7C1599
Split complementary#157499, #3A1599
Tetradic#15993A, #153299, #991574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD98B
Lighter +30%#E9CA5E
Lighter +20%#E3BC31
Lighter +10%#C6A01B
Darker −10%#6C580F
Darker −20%#3F3309
Darker −30%#120F03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE8800
Less saturated −25%#83702B

Channel breakdown

R153
G124
B21
Red153 (60%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue46.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.86%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B 15

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