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Recognised as Colour

#9A8C47

  • #9A8C47
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#9A8C47 is a yellow with RGB values 154, 140, 71 and HSL 50°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#9A8C47#9A8C47
HEX#9A8C47
RGBrgb(154, 140, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.549, 0.2784
RGB percentages60.4%, 54.9%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 36.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 53.9%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 53.9%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,128,455
CSS custom property--colour: #9A8C47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#6573B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988941no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5837Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16Olive · ΔE 21.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23Burlywood · ΔE 23.5Tan · ΔE 23.7Olivedrab · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47559A
Analogous#9A6347, #7E9A47
Triadic#479A8C, #8C479A
Split complementary#477F9A, #62479A
Tetradic#479A63, #47559A, #9A477F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E0C8
Lighter +30%#D5CDA5
Lighter +20%#C5BA82
Lighter +10%#B5A75F
Darker −10%#776C37
Darker −20%#544D27
Darker −30%#312D17
Darker −40%#0E0D07
More saturated +25%#B69F2B
Less saturated −25%#7E7963

Channel breakdown

R154
G140
B71
Red154 (60.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue49.88°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 8C · B 47

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