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Colour

#998A00

  • #998A00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#998A00 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 138, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#998A00#998A00
HEX#998A00
RGBrgb(153, 138, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5412, 0
RGB percentages60%, 54.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.1, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 100%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 100%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,336
CSS custom property--colour: #998A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#6675FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8B14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A67F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 9.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6Peru · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000F99
Analogous#993E00, #5B9900
Triadic#00998A, #8A0099
Split complementary#005C99, #3E0099
Tetradic#00993D, #000F99, #99005B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF066
Lighter +30%#FFEB33
Lighter +20%#FFE600
Lighter +10%#CCB800
Darker −10%#665C00
Darker −20%#332E00
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#998A00
Less saturated −25%#867B13

Channel breakdown

R153
G138
B0
Red153 (60%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8A · B 00

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