Colour

#99937F

#99937F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#99937F is a yellow with RGB values 153, 147, 127 and HSL 46°, 11%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#99937F#99937F

HEX#99937F

RGBrgb(153, 147, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5765, 0.498

RGB percentages60%, 57.6%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(46.2, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 17%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 3.9%, 17%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,064,767

CSS custom property--colour: #99937F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#666C80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98927Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#999480no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9E908Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Tan · ΔE 20.2 Silver · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F8599

Analogous#99867F, #92997F

Triadic#7F9993, #937F99

Split complementary#7F9299, #867F99

Tetradic#7F9986, #7F8599, #997F92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F3F1

Lighter +30%#DDDBD4

Lighter +20%#C6C3B8

Lighter +10%#B0AB9B

Darker −10%#7F7966

Darker −20%#635E4F

Darker −30%#474338

Darker −40%#2A2822

More saturated +25%#B6A262

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R153

G147

B127

Red153 (60%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)11.3%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 93 · B 7F

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