Recognised as Colour
#9A8700
- #9A8700
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9A8700 is a yellow with RGB values 154, 135, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9A8700#9A8700
HEX#9A8700
RGBrgb(154, 135, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5294, 0
RGB percentages60.4%, 52.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 100%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 100%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,127,104
CSS custom property--colour: #9A8700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#6578FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00139A
Analogous#9A3A00, #609A00
Triadic#009A87, #87009A
Split complementary#00609A, #3A009A
Tetradic#009A3A, #00139A, #9A0060
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G135
B0
Red154 (60.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 87 · B 00
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