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Recognised as Colour

#998C38

  • #998C38
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#998C38 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 140, 56 and HSL 52°, 46%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#998C38#998C38
HEX#998C38
RGBrgb(153, 140, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.549, 0.2196
RGB percentages60%, 54.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(52, 46.4%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 63.4%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 63.4%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,904
CSS custom property--colour: #998C38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#6673C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99882Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8D3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4827Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 14.7Dark khaki · ΔE 16.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.2Peru · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384599
Analogous#995B38, #769938
Triadic#38998C, #8C3899
Split complementary#387699, #5B3899
Tetradic#38995B, #384599, #993876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DFB8
Lighter +30%#D7CE93
Lighter +20%#CABD6D
Lighter +10%#BCAC48
Darker −10%#746A2A
Darker −20%#4E481D
Darker −30%#29260F
Darker −40%#040301
More saturated +25%#B39F1E
Less saturated −25%#7F7952

Channel breakdown

R153
G140
B56
Red153 (60%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue51.96°
Saturation (HSL)46.41%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8C · B 38

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