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Recognised as Colour

#999B1A

  • #999B1A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#999B1A is a yellow with RGB values 153, 155, 26 and HSL 61°, 71%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#999B1A#999B1A
HEX#999B1A
RGBrgb(153, 155, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6078, 0.102
RGB percentages60%, 60.8%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(60.9, 71.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 83.2%, 60.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 83.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,066,714
CSS custom property--colour: #999B1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#6664E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99727no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A49184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 10.9Olivedrab · ΔE 18.3Dark khaki · ΔE 24.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.4Goldenrod · ΔE 26.7Yellow green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C1A9B
Analogous#9B5D1A, #589B1A
Triadic#1A999B, #9B1A99
Split complementary#1A589B, #5D1A9B
Tetradic#1A9B5D, #1C1A9B, #9B1A59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECED94
Lighter +30%#E4E668
Lighter +20%#DCDE3D
Lighter +10%#C4C721
Darker −10%#6E6F13
Darker −20%#43440B
Darker −30%#181804
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AFB203
Less saturated −25%#838431

Channel breakdown

R153
G155
B26
Red153 (60%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue60.93°
Saturation (HSL)71.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G 9B · B 1A

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