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Colour

#99A557

  • #99A557
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#99A557 is a yellow with RGB values 153, 165, 87 and HSL 69°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#99A557#99A557
HEX#99A557
RGBrgb(153, 165, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.6471, 0.3412
RGB percentages60%, 64.7%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(69.2, 31%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 47.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK7.3%, 0%, 47.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,069,335
CSS custom property--colour: #99A557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#665AA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#A19D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.1Olivedrab · ΔE 19.3Olive · ΔE 22.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.6Khaki · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6357A5
Analogous#A58A57, #72A557
Triadic#5799A5, #A55799
Split complementary#5772A5, #8A57A5
Tetradic#57A58A, #6357A5, #A55772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAECDC
Lighter +30%#D6DBBA
Lighter +20%#C2C999
Lighter +10%#AEB877
Darker −10%#7A8445
Darker −20%#5B6234
Darker −30%#3C4122
Darker −40%#1D1F11
More saturated +25%#AFC538
Less saturated −25%#838677

Channel breakdown

R153
G165
B87
Red153 (60%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue69.23°
Saturation (HSL)30.95%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 99 · G A5 · B 57

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