Recognised as Colour
#9B916A
- #9B916A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#9B916A is a yellow with RGB values 155, 145, 106 and HSL 48°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#9B916A#9B916A
HEX#9B916A
RGBrgb(155, 145, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5686, 0.4157
RGB percentages60.8%, 56.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(47.8, 19.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 31.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 31.6%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,195,306
CSS custom property--colour: #9B916A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#646E95
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A749B
Analogous#9B786A, #8C9B6A
Triadic#6A9B91, #916A9B
Split complementary#6A8C9B, #796A9B
Tetradic#6A9B78, #6A749B, #9B6A8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G145
B106
Red155 (60.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue47.76°
Saturation (HSL)19.68%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 91 · B 6A
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