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Colour

#998E5D

  • #998E5D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#998E5D is a yellow with RGB values 153, 142, 93 and HSL 49°, 24%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#998E5D#998E5D
HEX#998E5D
RGBrgb(153, 142, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5569, 0.3647
RGB percentages60%, 55.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(49, 24.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 39.2%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 39.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,453
CSS custom property--colour: #998E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#6671A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978B59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A28782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.4Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4Burlywood · ΔE 21Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6899
Analogous#99705D, #86995D
Triadic#5D998E, #8E5D99
Split complementary#5D8699, #705D99
Tetradic#5D9970, #5D6899, #995D86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6DA
Lighter +30%#D5D0BA
Lighter +20%#C2BB9A
Lighter +10%#AEA57B
Darker −10%#79714A
Darker −20%#5A5336
Darker −30%#3A3623
Darker −40%#1A1810
More saturated +25%#B8A13E
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R153
G142
B93
Red153 (60%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue49°
Saturation (HSL)24.39%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8E · B 5D

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