Colour
#9A8917
- #9A8917
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9A8917 is a yellow with RGB values 154, 137, 23 and HSL 52°, 74%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9A8917#9A8917
HEX#9A8917
RGBrgb(154, 137, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5373, 0.0902
RGB percentages60.4%, 53.7%, 9%
HSLhsl(52.2, 74%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 85.1%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 85.1%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,127,639
CSS custom property--colour: #9A8917;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#6576E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17289A
Analogous#9A4717, #6A9A17
Triadic#179A89, #89179A
Split complementary#17699A, #48179A
Tetradic#179A47, #17289A, #9A1769
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G137
B23
Red154 (60.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue52.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.01%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 89 · B 17
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