Recognised as Colour
#9B970E
- #9B970E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9B970E is a yellow with RGB values 155, 151, 14 and HSL 58°, 83%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9B970E#9B970E
HEX#9B970E
RGBrgb(155, 151, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5922, 0.0549
RGB percentages60.8%, 59.2%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(58.3, 83.4%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 91%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 91%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,196,750
CSS custom property--colour: #9B970E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#6468F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E129B
Analogous#9B510E, #589B0E
Triadic#0E9B97, #970E9B
Split complementary#0E589B, #510E9B
Tetradic#0E9B51, #0E129B, #9B0E58
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G151
B14
Red155 (60.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue58.3°
Saturation (HSL)83.43%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 97 · B 0E
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