Colour

#99927A

#99927A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#99927A is a yellow with RGB values 153, 146, 122 and HSL 46°, 13%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#99927A#99927A

HEX#99927A

RGBrgb(153, 146, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5725, 0.4784

RGB percentages60%, 57.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(46.5, 13.2%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 20.3%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 4.6%, 20.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,064,506

CSS custom property--colour: #99927A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#666D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#979179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#99937Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9E8E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Tan · ΔE 19.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Silver · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A8199

Analogous#99837A, #91997A

Triadic#7A9992, #927A99

Split complementary#7A9099, #837A99

Tetradic#7A9983, #7A8199, #997A90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F1ED

Lighter +30%#DBD9D1

Lighter +20%#C5C1B4

Lighter +10%#AFAA97

Darker −10%#7F7861

Darker −20%#625D4B

Darker −30%#454135

Darker −40%#28261F

More saturated +25%#B6A25D

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R153

G146

B122

Red153 (60%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue46.45°

Saturation (HSL)13.19%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 92 · B 7A

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