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Recognised as Colour

#99992B

  • #99992B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#99992B is a yellow with RGB values 153, 153, 43 and HSL 60°, 56%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#99992B#99992B
HEX#99992B
RGBrgb(153, 153, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6, 0.1686
RGB percentages60%, 60%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(60, 56.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 71.9%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 71.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,219
CSS custom property--colour: #99992B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#6666D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69218no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A48F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 9.8Olivedrab · ΔE 16.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Goldenrod · ΔE 27.9Khaki · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B2B99
Analogous#99622B, #62992B
Triadic#2B9999, #992B99
Split complementary#2B6299, #622B99
Tetradic#2B9962, #2B2B99, #992B62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E7A9
Lighter +30%#DCDC81
Lighter +20%#D0D05A
Lighter +10%#C1C136
Darker −10%#717120
Darker −20%#494915
Darker −30%#222209
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B2B213
Less saturated −25%#818144

Channel breakdown

R153
G153
B43
Red153 (60%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 99 · G 99 · B 2B

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