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Colour

#998F5D

  • #998F5D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#998F5D is a yellow with RGB values 153, 143, 93 and HSL 50°, 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

#998F5D#998F5D
HEX#998F5D
RGBrgb(153, 143, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5608, 0.3647
RGB percentages60%, 56.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(50, 24.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 39.2%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 39.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,063,709
CSS custom property--colour: #998F5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#6670A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B905Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A28882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8Burlywood · ΔE 21Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7Gray · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6799
Analogous#99715D, #85995D
Triadic#5D998F, #8F5D99
Split complementary#5D8599, #715D99
Tetradic#5D9971, #5D6799, #995D85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6DA
Lighter +30%#D5D1BA
Lighter +20%#C2BB9A
Lighter +10%#AEA67B
Darker −10%#79714A
Darker −20%#5A5436
Darker −30%#3A3623
Darker −40%#1A1810
More saturated +25%#B8A33E
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R153
G143
B93
Red153 (60%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)24.39%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 8F · B 5D

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