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Recognised as Colour

#99A327

  • #99A327
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#99A327 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 163, 39 and HSL 65°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#99A327#99A327
HEX#99A327
RGBrgb(153, 163, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6392, 0.1529
RGB percentages60%, 63.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(64.8, 61.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK6.1%, 0%, 76.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,068,775
CSS custom property--colour: #99A327;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#665CD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9B08no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A3998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 13.9Olivedrab · ΔE 16.1Dark khaki · ΔE 23.6Yellow green · ΔE 24.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Goldenrod · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3127A3
Analogous#A36F27, #5BA327
Triadic#2799A3, #A32799
Split complementary#275BA3, #6F27A3
Tetradic#27A36F, #3127A3, #A3275B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EBAB
Lighter +30%#D9E182
Lighter +20%#CDD759
Lighter +10%#C0CC31
Darker −10%#727A1D
Darker −20%#4C5113
Darker −30%#252809
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AEBC0E
Less saturated −25%#848A40

Channel breakdown

R153
G163
B39
Red153 (60%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue64.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.39%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G A3 · B 27

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