Colour
#998C64
- #998C64
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#998C64 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 140, 100 and HSL 45°, 21%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#998C64#998C64
HEX#998C64
RGBrgb(153, 140, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.549, 0.3922
RGB percentages60%, 54.9%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(45.3, 20.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 34.6%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 34.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,062,948
CSS custom property--colour: #998C64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#66739B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#647199
Analogous#997264, #8C9964
Triadic#64998C, #8C6499
Split complementary#648C99, #726499
Tetradic#649972, #647199, #99648C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G140
B100
Red153 (60%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue45.28°
Saturation (HSL)20.95%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8C · B 64
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