Recognised as Colour
#9B9270
- #9B9270
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#9B9270 is a yellow with RGB values 155, 146, 112 and HSL 47°, 18%, 52%. 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
#9B9270#9B9270
HEX#9B9270
RGBrgb(155, 146, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5725, 0.4392
RGB percentages60.8%, 57.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(47.4, 17.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 27.7%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 27.7%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,195,568
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9270;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#646D8F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70799B
Analogous#9B7D70, #8E9B70
Triadic#709B92, #92709B
Split complementary#708E9B, #7D709B
Tetradic#709B7C, #70799B, #9B708E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G146
B112
Red155 (60.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue47.44°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 92 · B 70
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