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Recognised as Colour

#997C19

  • #997C19
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#997C19 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 124, 25 and HSL 46°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#997C19#997C19
HEX#997C19
RGBrgb(153, 124, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.098
RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(46.4, 71.9%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 83.7%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 83.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,777
CSS custom property--colour: #997C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 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#6683E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#928320no 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 44.8 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 14Olive · ΔE 14.9Peru · ΔE 22.2Goldenrod · ΔE 24.5Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Olivedrab · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#193699
Analogous#993C19, #769919
Triadic#19997C, #7C1999
Split complementary#197699, #3C1999
Tetradic#19993C, #193699, #991976

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD891
Lighter +30%#E6C965
Lighter +20%#DFB939
Lighter +10%#C5A020
Darker −10%#6D5812
Darker −20%#41350B
Darker −30%#151104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF8803
Less saturated −25%#83702F

Channel breakdown

R153
G124
B25
Red153 (60%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue46.41°
Saturation (HSL)71.91%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B 19

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